This sort of mantra by many here on Free Republic shows just how short-sighted those same people are.
It is better to fight for the potentially less practical, conservative candidate every time. That national party had supported this idiot for years, too, over more conservative options.
I hate to admit it, but I'm very likely going to vote for McCain, a man only a half-degree off from Chafee, simply because we have no practical alternative.
This country is nuts. At least, with Chafee’s help, we'll know the “truth” behind Chaney's planting of the charges in the Trade Center—NOT!
Rosie o’Donnell said that the way the WTC collapsed indicated that there were likely explosives planted in the buildings. After all, Rosie knows a thing or two about the structure of buildings and the laws of physics, doesn’t she? (sarcasm)
I couldn’t agree more, tolerating this RINO and others like Snowe from Maine always comes back to embarrass and undermine the Republicans and their legislative agenda. Party over principle always equals the diminution of the party. Unity, always a necessary component for victory, can not be built on party loyalty it must be the result of a shared set of core values and principles. The “big tent” of the Republican party will continue to shrink as long as those in leadership believe that sub dividing it is a plausible paradigm for growth.
“It is better to fight for the potentially less practical, conservative candidate every time. That national party had supported this idiot for years, too, over more conservative options.”
That may be, but for Rhode Island Chafee was almost too conservative. You will never win a senate or house seat from Rhode Island with a hard core conservative candidate. Among RI Republicans serving in Congress in the last 30 years: Claudine Schneider, John Chafee, Lincoln Chafee. Not a single conservative.