Did I read an “end justifies the means” quote in that?
This guy suddenly became Mr. Republican after 9-11.
BEFORE that he supported two liberal Democrats in New Jersey and New York against Republican candidates (they were libs too, but “that’s the lay of the land” (General Webb - “Last of the Mohegans”) and was outspoken in his support of libral social issues.
Even now, he has hardly undergone a conversion. He is still parcing phrases and words, trying to look like what he manifestly is NOT - a conservative Republican.