[xzins]

And, you know, I'm a little tired of these Johnny-come-lately conservative purists.

I'm tired of the purists who insist on only their brand of purity and that it be 100%....except for a candidate they like.

That is what I call hypocrisy.

And when they have a "peculiar to themselves" ultimate issue. (TOPIOC - Their Own Personal Interpretation Of Conservatism)

And when they are "Headline Hounds" who don't read and analyze the biases of the writer/editor producing the headline. They are also "Headline Juries" who convict on the basis of a headline.

And when they reject candidates who are long time Pro-God, Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-American Exceptionalism, Pro-Strong Defense, Pro-Fiscal Sanity and Solvency, Pro-Limited Government with the mindless application of the epithet "liberal" or "rino".

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You know what Mitt might say to Ann?

Ann! Hush! I'm running for office, for Pete's sake, I can't have you making the Tea Party angry!

[jenk]

to be clear, you are supporting Romney, right?

[smoothsailing]

And when they reject candidates who are long time Pro-God, Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-American Exceptionalism, Pro-Strong Defense, Pro-Fiscal Sanity and Solvency, Pro-Limited Government with the mindless application of the epithet "liberal" or "rino".

That settles it, our course is clear!

[Alamo-Girl]

Indeed. Thank you for sharing your concerns, dear brother in Christ!

[wmfights]

I'm tired of the purists who insist on only their brand of purity and that it be 100%....except for a candidate they like.

We've seen our share of battles lately. I'm tired of the circular firing squads as well.

My purity test is pretty simple. The candidate must be Pro-Life. It is the one issue I won't waver on. I have a whole bunch of preferences after that and the candidate that fits most of them and has the experience/charisma to do what he says he will do I support. We keep losing on policy to the Rats because they are so much more pragmatic then we are. They will take a little bit of the loaf rather than waiting for the whole loaf.

I like the field of candidates except for Romney and maybe Cain. I would like to vote for Perry, but if it's Newt, Bachmann, Santorum, even Paul I would vote for them.

An example of how the purist's play into the Rats hands is immigration. We appear to be a bunch of hateful nativists and it's really not true. The problem is not being solved, which benefits the Rats, and we keep shooting down good candidates because they aren't perfect on the issue even though the solutions they offer would solve the problem.