You are defeated before you even start. You can theorize all you want, but there is no dishonor in defeat if you are pursuing principled aims. And you know, the underdog wins more often than you think. That's why they play the game.
Custer lost the battle, but the Indians lost the war.
Churchill: " Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times."
How are you so certain that Ms. Miers will be bad for the country?