GOP Tea Party Challenge in Colorado Helps Democrats in 2012

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It's fine to say principles come before politics - in a perfect world, they would. However, if you don't win, you can't govern. Winning is everything in politics; a principled loser is still a loser.
Your only recourse is to change the public's view of the issue *before* coming to power. While that can be done, it's much tougher without a bully pulpit.
Betrayal is the nature of politics. Just say what the polls say you should to get elected, then legislate your values. It's something the liberals have done very, very well.

Rich of CO 10:08PM February 04, 2011

Stop blaming principled people.
I'm sure if this author had written in the 1870's she'd blame the rise of Southern Democrats on Lincoln.
These RINOS are reactionaries. They say "diminishing returns" from the personhood amendment? Tell that to the child that was saved when a personhood volunteer engaged in a conversation while going door to door and got the woman to reflect, offered her help, and saved them both.
Politics must follow principle. Kick the child killers out of our party. Bye bye Dick Whad.

Willie Nelson of CO 1:30PM February 04, 2011

to old constitution and yes some news minorities come know in europa and the law is not adapt if you come from russian marocco turkish and africans or asia to work and married or live in europa and etablish yourself well the cultures and the european also need to change and adapt if not only see one way the problems is all is base on catholic way of life yes is muslim yes is jewish yes is boudisme so cultures mixed cultures where are the minorities inside the europa no asia people smell african origins less jewish from est of europa non est european people or swedish what happen to europa im think united states of america is progressist more and europa to heavy systems difficult to change the mentality and the racisme going up;;;;just ear on the street ;;;simply and talking a lot of people are not happy look in nederland is marocco not happy jews need to be see thanks to rob cohen do we need that it suppose to be equal.....Joelle esther benyayer

joelle esther benyayer of WA 12:46PM February 04, 2011

I would suggest it's better to act morally and lose an election than to lose your soul by promoting and enabling the murder of innocents in the womb. Unborn humans are still humans - not medical waste to be disposed of for the sake of personal convenience.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 11:26AM February 04, 2011

You say , goverment should mind it's own business and leave ours alone , how on earth can you say that and at the same time back the progressive agenda ? An agenda that does nothing more than want to tell us everything . Tell us what to eat , what can be in what we eat , tell us where and how we get healthcare , tell us what to drive , tell us what color our cars and roofs should be , tell us what we can hear and watch , tell us we owe more , tell us how to educate our children . The liberals pretty much want to tell us and control our every move because you elite pinheads think you know better and we're to stupid , quite a double standard , but that's nothing new .

Hunter of WI 8:41AM February 04, 2011