“The issue about Meg Whitman is, what are her core values, is she truly a fiscal conservative, does she have the kind of character on fiscal issues the governor Christie has? “
You have to vote for her to find out! Or support her as the case may be.
“This election is turning on fiscal responsibility which Christie displays in spades “
Gov Christie has held the office since January of this year. Looks good so far.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
” I do not want the Republican brand tarnished “
Purity is very rare and may be unobtainable.
“Better to deal with the matter now if, repeat if, Whitman is truly guilty of these trespasses.”
We have far more leverage with one who claims to represent our views in office then the alternatives.
Our Democratic Republic should(?) function bottom up not top down.
Why the quest for purity is suicide.
A Venn diagram of purity
As the number of views (sets) increases the area of intersection decreases.
If your stated view is typical then it is unlikely the sets would coalesce.
This will not provide the numbers to win.
If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.
Thomas Paine
It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
LBJ
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill
PS Yes I’m addicted to quotes, parables,proverb, clichés... ellipses too...
If your stated view is typical then it is unlikely the sets would coalesce. This will not provide the numbers to win. Why in the hell do you think I drew a distinction between a campaign to win a majority in the Senate, for example, and a campaign to win the governorship of a doomed state?
We can afford to lose the governorship of California under these circumstances but we cannot afford to forfeit control of the national Congress for "purity." Turn the image upside down: we cannot afford to accept Rino-ism on a single state level if it threatens the national theater.
By the way,I like your Churchill quote and I've used it many times myself.
