As the Democrats have coarsened and polarized our political discourse since Ronald Reagan but especially since George Bush, it pushes the Republic ever closer to the point of polarization in which such Hobson's choices will be forced upon us.
The Obama cult seeks to shut down two-sided debate, which is one way of solving the polarization problem. This vanity is my way of groping toward making opposition to the cult of Barak Obama respectable.
You're quite right, it is important that we reach the middle. It is of course too much to hope to convince the committed leftists. I see that the process of demonization has now been applied once more to Rush Limbaugh, and this time by the president himself. Although that should not be a surprise considering Clinton's remarks accusing him of racism and support of domestic terrorism after the Oklahoma bombing.
I'm not aware that the left has tried to convince the world through appeasement. As I said on my about page, it did not work very well for Senator Allen.
