[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

If you think that's what I said, maybe you should be in a remedial reading class.

[Gaffer]

....So in the epic battle of good versus evil, it's prudent for the good to compromise with the evil...

Nowhere even close to what I said. Your interpretation of obviously means you interpret that Republicans (the status was) is/was evil. You can't polish that turd...