A simple maxim to remember. [View All]

[TheWraith]

I'm looking around at the various arguments, many of them bitter and nasty, centering around attacking elected Dems, talk of "disloyalty," "fringe this," "Republican lite" that, etcetera, and I'm thinking that people here desperately need some perspective. It's one thing to back a primary challenge, but the level of infighting and the interest in daggers meeting kidneys here has gotten to an unhealthy level. And at this time, there's a simple statement of fact that I find very helpful in drawing clear lines through the national political arena.

The worst Democrat is better than the best Republican.

This is provable. Go to someplace like Americans for Democratic Action, and you'll find that the worst Democrats--for instance, Lieberman--are rated in the 70 or 80 percent range. The best Republicans, like Hagel and Chafee, are only in the 20s or 30s. You can find the same effect from the other side, from groups like the NRA or American Conservative Union.

So while certain elected Democrats may make you crazy, and you don't agree with their policies (or lack thereof), just remember before you start shouting about "Republican Lite." By the same token, the supposed "good guys" on the other side really aren't.