Not appropriate at all; of course, I believe in Reagan’s 11th commandment. However, I also think that there’s a sizable contingent on FR who blame Rove for her entire loss, and while he was wrong in his tantrum, they’re wrong in their delusion.
I’ll take hotheads over delusional people any time... Conservatism is about logic, reason, rationality. Blaming Rove (I’m not saying you are, Bear) for O’Donnell’s loss is the antithesis of this. It’s not logical, reasonable, nor rational.
Well said. However, I’ll argue that we can’t truly say how much better she’d have done had she not been hit by both parties plus the eneMedia.
This website got really ugly over the last few days. I’ll admit, I’m responsible for more than my fair share of the vitriol. Along with the sizable contingent who blame Rove, there’s also a lot of posters, including long time posters, who expressed outright glee over her loss. Although it doesn’t excuse my behavior, it did sort of set me off. The FReepers who celebrated O’Donnell’s defeat may have cemented her supporters in assigning blame to Rove.
Incidently, had Castle won the primary and lost the election, I don’t believe you’d find O’Donnell supporters cheering his defeat.