[supercat]

Conservatives need not become vicious or nasty. They need simply to become direct and unapologetic.

What conservatives need is to become fierce, but do so without becoming vicious. Viciousness is driven by hate, and I would posit that hatred is often a harmful emotion and very seldom a useful one. One should be fierce in combatting evil, recognizing it for what it is and despising it, but that does not mean one should hate it and combat it viciously. Letting hatred into one's soul, no matter how justly despised the target of hatred may be, is a recipe for clouded judgement.

Or, to delve into George Lucas babblespeak, hate stems solely from the Dark Side of the Force.

[Judith Anne]

"Viciousness is driven by hate" -- and so it's clear you think Ann is "vicious," because of her joke.

I guess you've already surrendered to the left's definitions.