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p> HANGING CURVE br> Re: Robert Stacy McCain's Big League Trouble : /p> p>Mr. McCain writes: br> /p>

Recalling the hapless Bush 41 presidency that was the disastrous denouement of Dukakis's defeat, disaffected conservatives no doubt will ask, "What's the point of electing an ideologically unsound Republican president who is almost certain to further damage the GOP 'brand'?"

A fair question, and it's hard to summon a positive argument in response.

br> Let's trying turning the question inside-out: Are conservatives really certain that electing an "ideologically sound Republican president" is the most important goal? That was the argument behind backing George W. Bush in the first place and that hasn't exactly helped the GOP brand, has it? p>Seriously, is it really such a good idea for political parties and ideological movements to be so tightly connected? Maybe it would be a good thing for conservatives not to have their fortunes tied to whomever sits in the Oval Office. That way they can praise the president when he is right and criticize him when he is wrong and never have to worry that his failure will also drag them down. br> -- Sean Higgins br> Washington D.C.

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