"This goes far beyond Democrat and Republican. Our nation has become like a ship caught in a gale without a compass."
Yes, it does. It's about the difference between right and wrong, and how one decides that. What was done to Robert Bork was wrong, same with Clarence Thomas, now with Bolton, and others have gotten it to a lesser degree. Name me one person the Republicans have Borked? There isn't one.
And, it's about whether we will be ruled by judges, or whether the people will retain sovereignty. Democrats and liberals like to portray Republicans and conservatives as authoritarian, but the truth is exactly the reverse.
Anyway, for all the talk of fighting fire with fire, we do need to remember that we're fighting FOR GOOD, and against the moral relativism that re-defines as "good" whatever tactics accomplish one's goals. Because if the Republicans adopt the ethical standards of the Democrats, droves of ordinary Americans (and all true Christians) will abandon politics and voting altogether, and we'll sink into the same sort of soft tyranny that Europeans live under. That would be the worst outcome possible. I am convinced that the whole purpose of Europe is to serve as a model for what we don't want to become.