So, do you have any principles left that are not subject to sacrifice on the altar of perceived political expediency?
Hey Tom,
The fact that you are running for President as a no name third party candidate, wouldn't have anything to do with your sacrificial principles, eehhh?
Don't talk to me about principles, hypocrite, and what I said still holds, when the shooting starts, get to the other side because you won't be welcome in my foxhole.
“So, do you have any principles left that are not subject to sacrifice on the altar of perceived political expediency?”
That, and about $3.00, will buy you coffee at any Dunkin’ Donuts around the D.C. area.
Principles are great to have, but are you prepared to become the new Socrates of FR?
No doubting that a general like Patton had principles, but he had something else that made him great — the will to win. You can’t accomplish much when you lose.
Of course we want a significant victory against the left with a candidate who satisfies our “requirements”.
But that’s not going to be possible this time. Things may change in Tampa, but right now, that seems unlikely. Recognizing as much has more to due with being able to see reality, rather than clinging to the guns of principle.
Given that situation, the logical person must ask oneself, would a “small victory” be acceptable when a “large one” can’t be attained?
In 2012, the removal of Obama from office by a principled conservative would of course be the “large victory”. I would welcome it.
But we ain’t gonna get that.
If the alternative becomes the removal of Obama from office by a smarmy liberal Republican such as Romney, that will be but a “little victory”. Yet it will still be a win.
No, nothing spectacular. But ANY candidate who can defeat and remove Obama is acceptable to me when I consider the alternative.
For Obama to remain in office four more years cannot be a victory in any measurable form — rather, it’s a defeat and a disaster for America. I cannot permit that while I still have one vote to cast.