Enough...

I'm not fighting about Taylor's possible defeat this November... if he looses, it will be because he has maintained an association with a party that does not reflect, support or build upon the principles of conservative values that founded this nation, even though that might not have been the case even ten years ago (for the majority of members, I mean).

I simply don't have the time or inclination to argue my points any further, accept to say that defending a "principled" position in any political machine (but especially in the American political machine) is a very tough thing to do. In a system of government where opposing ideas are supposed to find common ground through compromise, principles sometimes get "watered down"... and this is undeniable. It happened to every single President (good, bad or ugly) that has ever held the Office, and it has happened to every single politician who ever fancied himself/herself as "principled".

Taylor has a solid voting record to show his "conservative Democrat" position to anyone that might want to question it... and that position has, more than most, reflected a kinship with the GOP position when the rest of his party was falling into hype and hysteria. What I am afraid most have forgotten is that we NEED people like Taylor in the Congress, no matter who is in the White House or which party controls the majority... because there is a real opportunity for "compromise" with someone like Taylor and the GOP, but none whatsoever with Dems like Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the "liberal left" that now controls the party. THAT is the essential ingredient to our government's functionality... not a one-sided super-majority of people Ryan can support, with Reagan II sitting in the Oval Office. While that scenario might constitute Ryan's political "wet dream", the chances of its coming into reality and remaining the status quo for more than 18 months is almost nil.