[12th_Monkey]

"You can count on a Dem doing enough damage that the conservative base will turn out and vote them out of office."

Key word is DAMAGE. Democrat damage is something I would rather not be exposed to.

[taxcontrol]

The dirty little secret of Congress is that anything done in one session, can be undone the next. Look to the strategy, the long term. It has been the mentality that we have to win this next election so lets put up someone who is acceptable to the [non existent] "middle" so we can win, that has left us saddled with unprincipled RINOs that are no more conservative than the Dems.