Not a priority mix up at all.

Your point is the most salient. If nothing is said, all people who disagree with abortion or who are Pro Life will ultimately be lumped into the column of dangerous – right wing – watch list candidate.

The Ayers left excuse that they never internded to hurt anyone simply does not stand the sniff test. Ayer’s postion would justify the actions of Eric Rudolph in his killing of Alice Hawthorne at the ’96 Olympics. The media has never called Ayers on it and if we remain silent on issues of this type, it will not only make the narrative stick but, in the minds of person who relies on a talking head to think for them, it will make it true.

As for me, my motto is: “Never say in 5 words what you can say in 500″

You on the other hand don’t even appear to want to have the argument all in the name of not making waves.

But thanks for the compliment anyway. Your commenting always adds much to the site. (Especially when you’re praising me. )

In the end, you’re trying to win an argument, right? More importantly. you’re trying to influence people. The Ayers stuff was just as true during the campaign as it is today — and I’m telling you it didn’t influence anyone. That’s not to say it shouldn’t have, it just didn’t.

Why? Because the argument was shrill, poorly framed, and dead simple to dodge (I was 8!!)

Anyway, keep fighting the fight. Just remember that there are a lot of smart people out here who appreciate a nuanced argument. It’s what attracted me to this site in the first place, and lack of anything resembling subtlety drove me away from the angry left. That historical process of discussion here has made me far more aware of the wood behind the conservatives’ arrow.

That said, Redstate has gotten somewhat more shrill with the passage of time. That’s unfortunate. I worry at times that it’s headed for that Kossack/DU sort of mindset.

As a sympathetic traveler, I’ll just end my contribution to this thread by reminding anyone still reading that there’s a place in this world for reasoned debate. It’s not inherently mushy to not be a hardline subscriber to one side or the other.

I’m jealous

So quit listening to your nervous gut and stop relying on your feelings so much. Use your head and think! Politics is war and war ain’t pretty, but it’s either fight it or roll over and politely die. Your choice.

By the way, as to your child’s behavior on the “fat leg” thing, that doesn’t equate at all with this situation. That falls under the heading of “sweetheart, if you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing.” That’s about social manners. This is about much, much more. Your response here is the ultimate squish one “Offend no one, stand for nothing.”

The man voted against body armor for our troops, and there’s a reason for that: He hates them. He always has, he always will.

and the Democrats tried to make him commander-in-chief.

Of course now they topped that by nominating a corrupt machine politician who has a close relationship with an unrepentant terrorist, cop-killer, and socialist thug.