GOP Purity Test

[manasecret]

GOP "Purity" Test? What mentality these people have. Sounds like the GOP is going to continue to ride their ideals right out of office.

The rebuttal using Reagan's own record is pretty telling, too. What's that called? When you use a popular symbol that everyone can agree with and associate it with your own agenda (even if in fact the symbol hardly represents your agenda) to persuade people to your side? There's a term for that.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by manasecret

GOP "Purity" Test? What mentality these people have. Sounds like the GOP is going to continue to ride their ideals right out of office.

The worst part for me as a socially moderate conservative is that they are going to make these alienating types of moves, and still probably gain some seats in the House and Senate in 2010, and they'll see it as a validation of the "purity" strategy. The fact is they'll gain seats just because thats what happens in American politics when one party has two much control. The shift is inevitable (and I would argue healthy regardless of the party in power), and might ruin Republican chances for 2012 if they don't recognize it for what it is.

Then again, if they are stupid enough to run Palin in 2012, it won't matter to me as I'll have moved to Australia.

[Fox 6]

Speaking of Palin

[TheGame]