[68 grunt]

Most gracious and thanks and accepted and hope that we can unify toward conservative victories. All I have left is the hope that Arnie ain't really the liberal you all believe him to be. Time will tell, but regardless he is an aberration. He'll probably be able to whack Boxer in '10, easy, but time will tell. If he continues to disappoint me I won't support him in the primary.

Lack of compromise is generally perceived as intolerance. Intolerance is a negative and costs votes from the middle. The appearance of compromise and the skill of negotiation can win the middle.

[Amerigomag]

Lack of compromise is generally perceived as intolerance. Intolerance is a negative and costs votes from the middle. The appearance of compromise and the skill of negotiation can win the middle.

No argument with the conclusion but the premise, Lack of compromise, is debatable. Here's an example of just one such compromise that might arise.

Refusing to approve Schwarzenegger's next budget until he shifts his priorities from social spending to infrastructure spending, in spite of and in the face of the infrastructure bonding just approved is not an unwillingness to compromise. Forcing Schwarzenegger and his Democrat allies to shift priorities, instead of continuing the unsustainable borrowing to increase spending for social programs, will be be well received by the middle ground.