In the “Why do we have to spell it out for them” category
Something that the defenders of party loyalty seem never to be able to grasp is that loyalty is a mutual obligation. It is not only something that supporters are supposed to give to their party, but it is something that party leaders owe to the people who put them and keep them in their positions.
In response to Sockpuppeteer extraordinaire, Glenn Greenwald’s response to the messages sent to him by folks responding to his screed demanding that Blue Dog Democrats be given the boot from the Demcrat Party.
I hope that I am not the only one thinking that mailing this paragraph to your Republican representatives might not be the worst idea in the world.