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Originally Posted by speechlesstx

Is this going to get the same play and attention as the alleged GOP purge in the last election, or is ideological purity a good thing on the other side of the aisle?

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Hello again, Steve;

Wanting to purge your party, and being able to do it, aren't the same thing. IF the liberal wing can purge the center, I'll hire a skywriter to broadcast the news. But, it ain't going to happen because the leftwingers AREN'T in charge of their party, whereas the rightwingers ARE in charge of theirs.

excon

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello again, tom:

It gets old, but I suppose I must again make myself clear...

We're not talking about somebody voting their conscience. Voting their conscience is what a representative is SUPPOSED to do.

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Ex I hate to disillusion you but in a party system, voting your conscience is about the last thing a representative is supposed to do. You may be niaive enough to think that voting their conscience is what they are expected to do but it isn't, otherwise much more legislation would be blocked than is. No, a representative knows that first and foremost they have been elected because of the Party platform and allegiences and whether these views line up with their consciences on every issue is beside the point.

Now I know you weren't talking about such lofty ideals, nevertheless you mentioned it, some could say drew specific attention to it. What it is about is gaining advantage over your opponent, that is what politics is about, and by doing so advancing the agenda of your party. Now when you get an independent loose it is possible you will get a conscience vote but often these guys have to do a deal on one piece of legislation to get something they want, so it's a case of the devil you know...

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello again, Steve;

Wanting to purge your party, and being able to do it, aren't the same thing. IF the liberal wing can purge the center, I'll hire a skywriter to broadcast the news. But, it ain't gonna happen because the leftwingers AREN'T in charge of their party, whereas the rightwingers ARE in charge of theirs.

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Just which part of the party are Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Obama from?