Extremism is not a virtue.
Here's not to you, Mr. Robertson.

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I note that there have been comments in the SDBlogOSphere today about the Rev. Pat Robertson. You know, the former 1988 Presidential candidate who is now saying we should assassinate the leader of Venezuela. Despite my disagreement with the rest of his position on other Republicans, I have to concur with CCK. Pat Robertson is clearly off of his rocker. And people like that do not do the Republican Party any good. In fact, I find him repugnant.

I consider myself a Republican with conservative views on government and society. And I'm very active in campaigns and politics. When I'm working in a campaign, my job is to convince the 60% of voters who sit on the great and vast fence to go my way, as opposed to the way of another candidate.

And when I and others in my position are trying to use logic and reason to convince voters, then this guy comes along and says we should kill foreign presidents. Before someone else points it out, yes, I'm aware of his other sins. Lets all also remember some of his other statements as quoted in the A.P. article on Yahoo News:
Robertson has made controversial statements in the past. In October 2003, he suggested that the State Department be blown up with a nuclear device. He has also said that feminism encourages women to "kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."
Gee, thanks, buddy. You just set the Republican cause back to the 90's. the 1590's. Lesbian feminist socialist fratricidal maniac witches? Yeesh.

But it's not like this is a problem unique to the Republican Party. Democrats, Green Party members, Libertarians, etc. all have their bomb throwers. People who don't realize that nutty extremism does not help them any.

And that leaves the rest of us to soldier on, and wonder why people become disillusioned with politics.

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