[PAR]

Of course Sowell is exactly right as usual. I came to the conclusion a couple of years ago that some of the “purists” on this site are democratic trolls seeking to divide and conquer. Not all, but some.

[Gaffer]

Well, you are just completely wrong, IMO.

I toed that “hold my nose” line long enough, and I’ll not be voting RINO ever again despite what Sowell says.

[JRandomFreeper]

Run conservatives and win. Run liberals and lose. It's really that simple.

/johnny

[Jabba the Nutt]

Here's where Sowell goes wrong:

""The most charitable interpretation of Ted Cruz and his supporters is that they are willing to see the Republican Party weakened in the short run, in hopes that they will be able to take it over in the long run, and set it on a different path as a more purified conservative party. Like many political ideas, this one is not new. It represents a political strategy that was tried long ago -- and failed long ago."

Cruz is not trying to weaken the Republican Party, he's trying to strengthen it. A weak, RINO, accomendationist GOP is worthless. Sowell also gets this wrong. The GOP, as currently constituted will not change the direction of the county. The slide into socialist statism will continue. Therefore, if you want to make a U-turn towards freedom, the GOP is not a tool, until it is changed.

Sowell's really off track on this one.

[hotsteppa]

face it, the true conservatives on this site do not share your opinion on “voting for the lesser”, slow walking to ruin instead of going full blast like the democrats.

Plus your talking about divide and conquer? What do you think the GOPe is doing to the Tea Party? Sowell is a good man but completely wrong in this instance.