No, we don't. We choose to play it, insofar as it represents our views. Bush and Cheney are pretty much "our guys", so it's an easy call right now. But what if that weren't the case? What if a true RINO (say, Arlen Specter) became the Republican nominee? Would we still be bound to the plantation? Not me, bossman.
As for Jim's "modest proposal", I like the fact that FR is a "big tent" without any ideological or party litmus test applied to every post and user. It's a place where Republicans, conservatives, libertarians and Libertarians can get together and rip each other's throats out hash things out. I vote nay.
I agree --- Many who lean one way or another will after thinking about issues decide to vote for the party most likely to win but sometimes you have to hear good reasons to do that. People with conservative type leanings have to work together to defeat the Socialists --- a coalition can be people loosely joined but who have different issues.
True, in the absolute sense. You can always choose to play a losing hand.
But what if that weren't the case? What if a true RINO (say, Arlen Specter) became the Republican nominee?
What if? What if's are fun. The best 'what if' of all time was "what if a giant grasshopper reached through the window and drug you out?". Randy said that. Randy was about 7 Matt was 8 and I was 9. We laughed until our sides ached. Never played it again. We chose not to.
I vote nay.
So did I.
That seems to make you a RINO...a person that the Republican party can't rely on and it appears to be the same rationale that enabled the Clintons. At present, the Republican Party is the best alternative to the Democrat Party and since it's the parties that make the laws and run the country, we have to always support the best alternative to the Democrats while working to get the best candidates to run, IMO.