[roamer_1]

Fred [...] surrounded himself with Gerald R. Ford/Nelson Rockefeller type Republicans like Howard "Hard" Baker and other ridiculous muddled moderates.

TRUE. No more "Compassionate Conservatives".

[SierraWasp]

I sure hope your tagline is sarcasm. Although clever, I don't relish dumbing down any of our red states/counties with ANY of that blue crappola in ANY degree!!!

Besides, purple is too close to lavendar blue, dilly, dilly and silly too!!!

Only Tom Brokaw wants purple states!!! (yuck!)