[Notary Sojac]

Nobody from the large group that Jim represents is in a mood to negotiate, reach across the isle, or have anything to do with those considered enemies of conservatism. We're FINISHED with those best of the worst GOP picks which have been mentioned throughout this thread.

Can't say I disagree. But I voted third party or write-in in 2000, 2004, and 2008 because in my opinion the Republican candidate was a reach-across-the-aisle RINO in each of those years. Would my advocacy of that position have been welcomed on FR?

The GOP nominating process is still front loaded with crossover primaries in liberal states. I'm prepared to walk away from the GOP candidate in 2012 if that process gives us another compromiser, and I trust that all the vocal posters on this thread will remember what they are committing to by what they say here today.

[hiredhand]

Would my advocacy of that position have been welcomed on FR?

At the times you mentioned, probably not. :-) But these times are different. The nation has degraded too far, and the type of focus which is required to bring it back around requires a different tactic. A lot of people would have been criticized then who are NOT criticized now. I "think" you're one of these people, which under present circumstances is not a bad thing!