Exactly. This piece would be a wonderful call for unity but it ignores entirely that fact, and indeed spits in the face of every conservative that flyer insulted.
Again, I declare myself the KING of pragmatism. But this is intolerable. Intolerable situation. This piece lambasts every conservative who dared to take umbrage over that flyer. The author has the gall to criticize McDaniel for being angry about the results, without considering he MIGHT have been angry about how he was depicted in that flyer. Without even mentioning the flyer itself, just it's effects in this passage:
With an unusual assist from African-American voters and other Democrats who feared the extremes of his opponent, Sen. Thad Cochran beat back a spirited challenge from state Sen. Chris McDaniel
"unusual assist"!?
You have to be KIDDING me!! Do you wanna talk about what brought ON that "unusual assist"? I'd mention the author by name here but it's conveniently absent! Indeed, who WOULD put their name to such TRIPE!?
You wanna start the process of unification? Why don't you have Cochran step out of the race, acknowledge he "won" by smearing McDaniel completely without merit (and in the process further FED the stereotype of conservative as "racist") and pledge his support to McDaniel. THAT would be working for REAL unity.
THAT would be putting the good of the nation over political gain.
THIS, from perhaps the biggest pragmatist left on FR!
It’s really a question of what allows God’s grace into the situation, and that is sometimes a complex issue.
Getting in bed with Democrat electioneering techniques should not be tolerated. That is a huge integrity killer. The issue is bigger than Thad who under certain circumstances might be forgiven: who’s going to make an effort to keep the GOP from doing that again?
Unlike some I am not hollering “kill the GOP.” It needs a heart transplant, however.
I also consider myself of a pragmatic mind set. Resolving principle with strategy and tactic is not easy for me. The perfect can be the enemy of the good. But, this Mississippi outrage has added a factor - Main Street Republicans have gone to war with me; and the sit there with a smirk and a "What you gonna do about it?"