And yes, I use my real name here, so feel free to call me Darrell. You guessed right on my gender, though Daryl Hannah has raised the profile of a different spelling of the name.
I firmly believe that our enemies want to promote a “divide and conquer” strategy, and given the fact that we as conservatives believe in absolute truth, it's hard for us to compromise and easy for us to fracture into a thousand pieces. Truth counts, and sometimes we forget to distinguish between primary and secondary issues.
Victory for conservatives in the American political system depends on reaching 51 percent of the vote in an election. We don't live in a European parliamentary system where we can have a half-dozen parties that all appeal to their narrow based of supporters in the election and then work out a coalition government once elected. Whatever merit there might be in proportional representation or multimember districts, that isn't the way the vast majority of elections in the United States work, and if we want even a seat at the table, we need to get to 51 percent.
That means I believe we conservatives need to work hard on finding ways we can work together to get to 51 percent. Being mean to each other helps nobody but the other side.
957 posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:47:47 PM by Mariner: “Darrell (can I call you Darrell?)
“As you know, I support Santorum, but your candidate is working hard and deserves credit for what he's done here”. As you know you and I disagree greatly on politics and potentially philosophy. However, I appreciate your insight and most of all...your civility. It's the foundation not only of this site in it's early years but of the great debates of yore. You sir (or madam?) have my most sincere thanks. Yeah, there used to be fist fights and armed duels in the olden days but tonight we all ought to turn a notch toward sincere statements of respect for our adversaries. We have great challenges ahead.”
Well said. I agree. I had fun tonight because it seemed like the old days of FR when everyone discussed things instead of being snarky. I think folks are coming to terms of needing to get rid of Romney more now than ever. Both Newt and Rick did well tonight and will continue to do so. This very well may go to the convention which would be interesting and also a major education for all of us especially those who have never witnessed one before. Have a good night and Congratulations to Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum!