horse of george

Two enduring uber right delusional conceits I hear repeated over and over again concerning the presidential primary: one, the proclamation from some that they'd rather lose the election than nominate someone who isn't a hardcore conservative [and good luck getting them to define exactly what constitutes 'hardcore']; and two, the quixotic claim by some that it doesn't matter who is nominated since absolutely anybody would be better than Obama. The holders of the first delusion hunger for an absolutist zeal that is in essence undemocratic and specifically un-American seeing as how our system is so wedded to checks and balances designed to mitigate extremes and absolutist claims. These people are either lost to a type of madness, stupid or being highly disingenuous concerning their hopes for the country. Holders of the second delusion are either engaged in a superficial rationalization designed to excuse them from examining too closely the absurdities underlying the candidacies of fops like Paul and Cain et al, or they are with craven dishonesty preparing the ground for a begrudging acceptance of Romney - although it is possible that some are fatuous enough to actually believe that an 'anyone but Obama' rallying cry is both feasible and clever.