Politics is the art of the possible. In politics one orders from the menu based on expected practical outcomes.
The Free Republic He-Man Mitt-Haters Club is not engaging in politics, but rather is battling Satan. Thus rational expectations of the practical outcomes of the various choices are irrelevant. "Purity" of motivation is the only thing that matters to the holy warrior.
Nice attempt @ mind-reading.
Except that the Mittbots like yourself aren't very good @ applying "practical outcomes" to their own line of thinking.
How so?
#1 Forget about the GoP being able to "hold the line" and critique big govt socialist healthcare with pro-abortion candidate philosophies/track record once you have people embrace somebody (Mitt) to the left of LBJ. (How's that for a "practical outcome?")
#2 Then there's the "practical outcome" of embracing political relativism. In this mode of thought, your children & grandchildren -- having learned from you how to exercise it -- will vote in a Gop candidate to the left of Obama. Why? (Because he/she is "more conservative" than the "D" candidate)
#3 Or try on the following utilitarian voting scheme and see if you embrace this pragmatism:
If you live in a state which will go Obama, anyway (Left Coast, NY, NJ, other lib states), your vote for Romney won't matter in making any diff vs. Obama.
If you live in a Mormon state like Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and AZ, your vote for Romney won't matter there, either, as a FREEPER. If you subtract all FREEPER votes from those states, the Mormons will sweep in Romney 99-1 -- at least within the Mormon bloc, which is a high % in those states...less so in AZ.
If you live in a conservative state which would ne'er consider a Dem or Obama, your vote for Romney won't matter there, either, as a FREEPER. If you subtract all FREEPER votes from those states, there wouldn't be enough Obama sentiment to vote him in.
That leaves only the genuine swing states -- and NOT the MSM-pegged "swing states" as of yesteryear or even as of May, 2012...but the genuine "swing states" as of late Oct 2012...
Those are the ONLY FREEPERs who have a genuine "dilemma" of a vote.
The rest who operate upon principle have absolutely NO EXCUSE to vote for the big govt, pro-abortion, socialist healthcare pioneer Mitt Romney. **************************
Note to all: People like Rogue Yam preach pragmatic utilitarian relativism all the time...Yet for some reason, we don't hear the same realities cited in #3 above from them. Why not?
If they were truly I'm-not-for-Romney-but-I'm-against-Obama, they would preach this pragmatic message. But they don't...which is why they are sheer transparent Mittbots.
Judging motives is above my paygrade. So, all I can look at is actions. And your actions are in support of a known pro-choice democrat socialist liar.
Nutritionally, you are what you eat.
Politically, you are what you endorse.
Finally, Grasshopper, you get it!
(But there's not REALLY much difference between them; is there?)