My original post, to the originator of the thread, simply acknowledged a quote from Glenn Reynolds, that both sides of the GOP debate need to take a deep breath if they hope to take out the dems in 2014.
You've now taken it beyond where it was meant to go, implying it meant something it didn't. If you want to join the "I'm so pure I can't engage someone with the slightest difference" brigade, be my guest. It's NOT what Reagan did, and NOT what Cruz does, and has never been your MO before.
I didn't come out of nowhere, Lake. I read here, just like you, and freely comment upon the opinions of others - just like you.
As for 'chippiness', I don't think I was unduly disrespectful or harsh in my first post to you. I do consider you a friend after all, albeit one I don't always agree with.
My original post, to the originator of the thread, simply acknowledged a quote from Glenn Reynolds, that both sides of the GOP debate need to take a deep breath if they hope to take out the dems in 2014.
Fair enough, and my response to that, is that the Tea Party side has the right instincts. We understand (or at least sense) that we're at war with an enemy that has two faces. One Dem - one Repub. At the end of the day, they're both undermining the foundations of the republic, and work in concert to increase their own wealth and power at the expense of all concerned.
The TP and the GOP-e aren't going to unite to beat the Dems, because the GOP-e are not who they claim to be. They're the (nominal) right wing of the Uniparty, and hate us as much or more than their friends, the Dems do. They have no interest whatsoever in beating the Dems. They have a power sharing agreement with them that supersedes the public's understanding of national politics. As long as they get a turn at bat once in a while, they're quite happy to keep ratcheting the country to the left.
Assuming that we can work with these people is downright foolish. They're traitors of the worst sort, and are doing everything they can to push the country into a one party system. Labels mean nothing at this point, because the GOP no longer believes in its own platform. They're as much a big government Socialist party as the Dems are. They're just more covert about it.
Until we come to grips with the true nature and state of American politics, we're just going to continue to expend a lot of wasted effort and motion pushing against the wrong targets.