Because it advances our (the right's) interests even if it doesn't advance us politically.
Do you know why the left always wins? Because they think long term. They always move the debate in their direction. They demand a mile, we give them a yard. Before the ink is dry on the compromise, they start demanding two miles.
They are the Borg. They never quit pushing. And until we adopt their tactics of demanding the ultra- radical and settling for the radical, we'll continue to lose as we have for 100 years.
You want to be a winner, do what the winners do.
Yeah...they sure did halt those Bush tax cuts now didn't they...
Oh, and they sure got us out of Iraq and Afganistan like they wanted didn't they...
Oh, and wow...did you see all those seats they won in Congress last election....
And I hear Guantanamo's closed... Yup...they ALWAYS win.