[snugs]

You get prime examples of what you are saying on one of the Tom Delay threads yesterday.

They could not grasp as the Majority Leader he sometimes has to negotiate and make agreements to get legislation through that he personally may not agree with the full details of but is better than the alternative.

Maybe they are naive or idealistic but unfortunately in politics you have to be realist even if it means only a percentage of the time do you actually get passed exactly what you want, you simply have to look at what the alternative would have been.

Politics is a careful balance and sometimes saying nothing to achieve the bigger picture further down the road.

[MNJohnnie]

Maybe they are naive or idealistic but unfortunately in politics you have to be realist even if it means only a percentage of the time do you actually get passed exactly what you want, you simply have to look at what the alternative would have been

What is so frustrating is they all claim to LOVE Ronald Reagan. Gee Reagan was a SURPEMELY realistic politician. Reagan knew how to get things done and work with people. Now days the process is be so rabidly partisans that a good segment of the population on BOTH sides simply whats "their guys" to destroy the other side. Excuse me? We are all suppose to be American Citizens NOT Political activists THEN somewhere down the line American citizens. The "other side" never going to go away so waiting for them to "be destoried" is going to doom a certain segment of our political body to perpetual political rage. Kind of sad actually. Hopefully our 100%ers on both sides will grow up one day but I am now hopeful.