I don't see it as tossing out my principles, there are times in life when something is important enough to us that we must compromise in the short term to win in the long term.
And therein lies your problem. You don't see it as tossing out your principles, but you are. Compromise? You compromise yourself, your character and principles every time you vote for someone who's ideology you're willing to accept that differs from your own.
Some things in this short life we're granted is worth everything we are or hope to be. I've conversed with FReepers who say they don't care about abortions, or having guns, or have scoffed at our culture. This is a conservative forum but sometimes the post I read makes me wonder who some of these people are who would post such anti conservative views on here.
I changed my username because of the things I've read on here. The articles about things going on in this magnificent country of our is being destroyed at an alarming rate.
I'm not a goes to church religious person because I believe our churches are overflowing with hypocrites, but, yesterday in my little girls Bible lesson we read and discussed the story of Jacob and Esau. As I understood it, Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew because he was hungry and chose earthly desires over his covenant given to his grandfather.
The story was about choices and the consequences of those choices. Our choices are important.
If you don't believe in abortion are you willing to accept the guilt of having voted for a man that believes having babies sucked from their mothers womb is allowable because you don't care about short term as long as you believe you will win in the long run?
For some, one life is too high a price to pay for an earthly political win.