This isn't anything new.

Politicians, democrat and republican, have been compromising their principles ever since our republic was founded - for the good of their party. Voters, as well, often compromise their principles to vote for the lesser of two evils.

She should just go back home to Minnesota, strap on her dildo, be a dutiful wife just like the Bible says, and start giving her hubby exactly what he wants.

That woman embodies everything wrong with politicians. She's a caricature of right wing women in general and she's made a career of robbing taxpayers despite her bloviations to the contrary.

Paul said: "I just wish that these purity candidates would stand up for what they supposedly believe in when their ideology crosses traditional Republican party lines. At least then I could respect them for that."

Paul, that's not exactly true, because liberals mock Ron Paul for saying the exact same thing every time. His ideology crosses Republican party lines and he doesn't care. He just keeps asying it. But rather than respect him for it, you think he's just the crazy guy who talks about gold standards all the time.

Frankly, Republicans and Democrats are all just big jokes. They are both janus.

Mitt just jumped the Swiss banking shark.

@2 No, just as it probably doesn't bother you that Louis Farrakhan and you support the same candidate.

@5: They don't mock Ron Paul for being consistent. They mock him for beeing consistently loopy.

Well, that's the way, isn't it? Politics? Politicians? They go on and on and on about the slime they are running against in the primaries, and when that slime gets the nomination....they all act like they can't wait to unzip him/her and give oral satisfaction.

It is true, though, that this was a generally understood chain of events - so people didn't criticize their primary rivals too deeply. No one likes eating their words. No one likes missing out on a possible appointment. That seems to have changed in the Republican Party. And the candidates all hope that memories are short. Has anyone ever not voted for someone in the general election because of what other candidates said about him/her in the primaries?

And all those Southern Baptist preacher-creeps who would have had us believe that Mitt was the Devil Incarnate a few weeks ago have their tongues so deep in his crack now as to sound like they are eatin' chitlins!

No...no....Mitt's our man now 'cause he'll do what the Bible says. Sigh. I'm moving to Oslo.

"money and cache"

Do you mean 'cachet'? Or is it that she needs to establish a stockpile of food high up on stilts so that bears can't reach it?

@9 going to see the trial for the guy who shot all those civilians, and many kids?

If Bachmann is involved then there is a some pegging going on. As a Virginian I want these clowns out of my state ASAP. Maybe the Rombot 2.0 will take McDonnell with him when he leaves?

The problem with the Tea Party is that everything is a matter of principle with them. Consequently they are unwilling to compromise on anything. That might work for an elected executive, such as the president or a governor, but it does not work for legislators who need to reach compromises for the system to function.

9: No, Will. That isn't the attraction. I'm thinking that when you turn on the TV there, you won't have to listen to Mitt and his band of merry-men decrying that everything will be solved if only we would cut taxes,etc. I need a rest from all the crap.