Sometimes you have to take one step back to take two forward.
You do realize who you are quoting don’t you? And while that does not make it untrue it certainly diminishes the credibility.
I will agree that there are times that a fight is necessary; I will even agree that at times it could be necessary to lose a battle to win the war – I am not convinced this is one of those times.
The base is the base, not some monolithic silent majority that will sweep away all opposition. A base, by definition, is something that is built upon, it is not, in and of itself, enough to win elections. I want to win. I do not want the history books to read Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton. If some conservatives abandon the party because of this nomination they are, by default, electing Hillary. In my opinion the nomination of Harriet Miers does not warrant that.