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We just have different philosophies, RW2; I'm not sure why the position I and many others take, and the people on your side adhere to, are not reconcilable. Why can there not be common cause between our camps? Principle is most important, but not so much so that we needlessly lose elections to the Dems because of it. With Simon supporting same sex marriages/insurance/whatever, I CAN understand not voting for him, but that is the exception. I gladly vote for the GOP candidates here in Georgia. Maybe if you lived in a state that has never had a GOP governor, nor any house of the legislature controlled by Republicans, you would not be so hasty to dismiss the few chances one has to dislodge them, even if the GOP candidate is imperfect. I've got principles like you and every other conservative, but I can't over emphasize that at the expense of practicality when a balance has to be struck. Thanks for you hard work. I just wish those like you could see the bigger picture. Electing Dems is no solution. I always see the glass half-full. It takes someone like Simon to make me even consider not voting GOP.....

Funny you mention Simon as someone you would consider not voting for. I have continued to urge all Californians to support him against Gov. "Red" Davis in spite of some embarrassing gaffes. The only Republicans in the country I would not support at this time are the most pro-abortion liberal supporting ones like Rep. Tom Davis and the few that have not only coddled illegal immigrants but who have given moral support to anti-US and anti-Israel terrorists like John Sununu and that other anti-US national security congressman named, uh John Sununu.

Although I oppose Sununu as a matter of conservative principle, it has definitely gotten personal with me. On the other hand, I would vote for Bush supported mushy moderates Liz Dole, Lamar Alexander who defeated much more conservative challengers and moderates John Linder who defeated legendary conservative champion, Bob Barr and others. In short, you are reading me way wrong. I have only voted for a third party candidate twice in my life. Every single other vote I have ever cast has been straight Republican. I even voted for pro-aborter Pete Wilson in 1990 and 1994.