[Kazan]

Nor am I a puritan. There are plenty of issues -- especially social issues -- where I am willing to overlook differences.

Conservatism is a three-legged stool of social, economic and fiscal conservatives. You can't just ask social conservatives to compromise unless you're willing to on some of your issues.

Again, Reagan was right -- someone that agrees with you 80% of the time is your friend, not your enemy.

[Maceman]

FYI: Boehner to Business: Help Me Stiff-Arm the Nuts

This, from a guy who actually owes his position as Speaker to the fact that the Tea Party won the House for Republicans in 2010.

He may be a friend of yours, but he's no friend of mine.

[OneWingedShark]

Again, Reagan was right -- someone that agrees with you 80% of the time is your friend, not your enemy.

Where the heck are you getting that number?
The GOP's party planks? The things they say to get elected?
The GOP's actions prove that they have absolutely no intention, on the national level, of holding to even one of those planks.

There's a word for people like you: sucker.