tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post5550468996322300377..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: GOP civil war comes to HoustonPDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-45015651117866817772014-01-11T12:47:38.839-06:002014-01-11T12:47:38.839-06:00The thing is, it isn't (as you put it) "c...The thing is, it isn't (as you put it) "country-clubbers vs. kooks". It is more ideologues vs. realists. That Reagan graphic in my post on this reflects my beliefs going back 35 years -- politics is about coalitions of folks who agree on most things, because relying on only 100%ers is a recipe for defeat. Sadly, there are too many in positions of power within the HCRP who do not believe that and who want to put the 80%ers and 90%ers outside of the Party or relegate them to a subordinate position.<br /><br />Now I like Jared Woodfill. I suspect you would too, if you met him. But the fact that I like him does not mean I believe he is the right guy to be leading our part right now. Paul Simpson is every bit as conservative as Jared is -- but he's going to follow that Reagan quote in a way that Jared (or, more accurately, Jared's allies) has failed to.<br /><br />After all, when a 97% ACU rated senator like John Cornyn is not good enough for some Republicans because he disagreed on strategy with a slightly more conservative colleague, we have a problem -- especially when that faction thinks Steve Stockman is the answer.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164118803445903585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-10796513439809884782014-01-10T08:54:04.332-06:002014-01-10T08:54:04.332-06:00Saw Johnson when he was Da Gov and I edited a smal...Saw Johnson when he was Da Gov and I edited a small weekly paper in New Mexico. He's a straight shooter, and a much more principled, non-racist libertarian than Ron Paul.<br /><br />He can still occasionally be batshit crazy, but still.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com