I did not say that and if you think that I did, you are mistaken. The Todd Aiken case illustrates my point. That race had at least three rock solid conservatives, any one of whom could have beaten Claire McCaskill. Claire finances Aiken's campaign figuring that she has the best shot of beating him, but not the others. He wins thanks to her ads and proceeds to put his foot in his mouth. He was done at that moment but refused to withdraw. Not smart on his part and suicidal on our part for those who continued to support him.
To exercise political power, you must first win it.
If a Romney wins, how do I win for the issues I care about. Likewise McLame. Beating the Demonrats is NOT ENOUGH!!!! Nor is beating Obozo if we have to turn our country over to the same useless and feckless trash that the ruling class GOP-E keep financing. Better to lose honorably than sell our souls to run around mindlessly chanting: WE'RE #1!!! before we are inevitably sold out by the same old, same old GOP-E scumbags.
What's the worst that can happen? Muffie's and Skipper's fat cat tax breaks go away? Obozo confiscates their inheritances???? Tooooo badddd! Soooo sadddd! Screw them and their zillions and they can go to the very end of the line for a change. Maybe they will begin to appreciate the value of conservatives when they have nothing left and have to start over. If that means losing their palaces in the Hamptons, and their cushy lifestyles, oh well.....!! No more bailouts. Let them suicide by jumping off the top of Wall Street's highest buildings if their $$$$ means soooooo much to them. Especially if they grab Tokyo Rove and his pals in a death grip on the way down.