[Amerigomag]

There is no point to having a political ideology if one does not participate in party politics.

Again, a flawed logic.

Every profound, political change in recorded history was achieved without partisan pursuit. Political partisans are the residue of great change, not the cause. Partisans, by their basic nature, lack both the energy and commitment to their goals to accomplish great change. Partisans spend their energy compromising, not achieving. The charismatic ideologue changes history, not the partisan.

[TAdams8591]

It has nothing to do with flawed logic.

By your line of reasoning Ronald Reagan was a Republican Partisan who achieved nothing.

I see him as committed conservative idealogue who used the vehicle of party politics to become the head of a nation and among other achievements defeated communism in Eastern Europe.