[mimaw]

No I’m not a closet Soviet but I am a member of an organized party. Strength through numbers you know, instead of bitching from the sidelines I choose to try to have some influence in elections. I worked very hard for both of Reagan’s campaigns as well as the Bushes. Was I let down by these presidents, sure in a few things. Reagans supreme court picks, Bush 1s tax increases as well as court pick and Bush 2 not using his veto pen to reign in spending as well as his refusal to fight back but, would I change any of the votes I cast absolutely not. Any one that the majority of Republican voters put up as their nominee is preferable to a left wing Marxist.

[Petronski]

...instead of bitching from the sidelines I choose to try to have some influence in elections.

Oh, me too.

But if my party abandons me, that's too bad for them: one less vote, a little less money.

I stand by my principles even if my party abandons them. That is an instance of them rejecting me, NOT vice versa.