"I happen to be in the "hold your nose and very reluctantly support her because the president has made a big bloody mistake and I don't want it to turn into a huge, smashing defeat" crowd. Half the time, I feel like I'm compromising my principles to go even that far. And I ran hundreds of volunteers for W in the last two elections and am a party official."
I originally shared this sentiment. But consider that defeating the nominee would very likely rally much of the base behind the Senate GOP. Which we need a helluva lot more than we need to rally around Bush, going into 2006. As has been stated ad nauseum: Bush isn't running again, for anything, ever. We need to be focused on congress until 08.
Many of the people supporting Bush on this pick without reservation, would be defending Bush were he to nationalize all private industry in the country. They're conservatives second, Bush men first. As AF brutally points out, all criticism of Bush is treason to him. There's no compromise with that and there's no future in embracing it. The people who are the future of the party, understand the electoral implications of dividing the base and attacking movement leaders who inform opinion.
'Many of the people supporting Bush on this pick without reservation, would be defending Bush were he to nationalize all private industry in the country'
You are so right, right on the nailhead. There is nothing they wouldn't do.
It is amazing when you consider that conservative talk radio was thought by many to be a deciding factor in taking the House in 94. Now, it seems that many on these threads trash most conservative talk radio simply because its hosts criticize this nominee to the SC. Very short sighted.
"I happen to be in the "hold your nose and very reluctantly support her because the president has made a big bloody mistake and I don't want it to turn into a huge, smashing defeat" crowd.
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I nominate this for "quote of the day". LOL.
may I ask your party 'position'?