[Steely Tom]

You're right, of course. No argument from me on any of your points.

But on the subject of the title of this thread, which is that DC GOP politicians haven't leapt to the defense of Mr. Bundy...

That's a choice concerning whether to make Mr. Bundy a symbol of the larger issues you enumerate so well.

The MSM would like nothing better than to discredit an individual who symbolizes an issue our side believes strongly in.

If he turns out to have feet of clay, the MSM would see to it that his flaws are the only thing that anyone remembers about this entire episode.

[Norm Lenhart]

If people condemn the guy over saying FU to the BLM extortion over bad optics after accepting the optics of a pro gay pro abortion liar as their 2012 standard bearer, we no longer have a country worth saving.

[LambSlave]

I understand and agree with what you have said. I guess my point was that there are ways to not “steer clear of [the] Nevada ranch fight” in the headline, with courage, that do not play into the MSM’s hands and are not contingent on the infallability of Mr. Bundy.

[kiryandil]

But on the subject of the title of this thread, which is that DC GOP politicians haven't leapt to the defense of Mr. Bundy...

The DC GOP doesn't want the conservative smallfolk getting the mistaken notion that they're different from their Democratic colleagues.

:-)