Damn 240... you not with the GOP no more....
I *AM* with the GOP.
And if more republicans were willing to admit the flaws and wrongdoings, we'd stop doing it, and the party would stop losing ground, which it did in 2006 and will in 2008.
You see, folks like Beach bum who blindly defend outright crimes and lies by republicans are BAD for the party. They cost it credibility. Would you trust beach Bum in real life if he told you anything? hell no, not after he's defended Gonzalez nonstop in the face of obvious lies.
When 240 says something positive about the republican party, it holds a lot more weight and credibility, because you have heard 240 be outright honest about the party's flaws.
Look at it this way - which is the better parent...
Parent A:
The one who believes they kid does no wrong, doesn't punish them, doesn't discipline them, and blames every other kid on the block for what their kid does, or
Parent B:
The one who spanks their kid's ass when he's bad, makes him admit wrongdoing, and teaches him right from wrong?