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I have no problem with you or anyone else pursuing your political ideology, and supporting a candidate that better represents your core beliefs, that's the right of every American citizen. I do have a problem with those who think that the way to exercise their right to support their choice of candidate for political office is to demean, slam, and defile those who exercise that identical right and make the choice to remain within the Party. It shows a weakness in their ideology, a weakness expressed by the inability to attract supporters to their candidate of choice simply based on the merits of his (or her) platform.

I also take issue with those who believe that the way to win, is to lose. Or those who fail to understand that splitting the conservatives will result in a string of victories for Liberals. That's just a fact, and they need to deal with it.

Those who leave the battlefield with the battle joined, then blame the ones left behind for the losses, are hypocrites.

Reagan did not join the Republican Party in order to somehow secure future victories for the Democrats, did he?

Those who leave the battlefield with the battle joined, then blame the ones left behind for the losses, are hypocrites.

I'm afraid that there are a lot of egomaniacs who think that if they aren't calling the shots then the battle isn't worth fighting.

I think Reagan would leave the Republican Party as it stands now. But I agree with you, the name calling and slammin round here needs to stop. We are suppose to be grown ups and be able to have a debate without resorting to those tactics. I can't imagine how bad the Civil War must have been, there are people I like a great deal on both sides of this issue, going at each other...not a good thing.

If I may put forward a humble suggestion to moderates, call the Party and tell them how much you resent the split they have caused. And bear in mind, they are the ones responsible for the fear and the protective reflex action that is going on around here on both sides of the issue. Put on a little Billy Joel, ...we didn't start the fire...it was always burning since the world's been turning...we didn't start the fire...and call your local RNC and give them a kick in the shins...do it for the "gipper".=o)