Musk Ox don't break ranks when they are vurnerable

[Shankapotomus]

20. I'm not talking about simple

criticism. You can criticize and push and pressure and call on the party to turn direction. That's fine.

I'm talking about those who are constantly - and, make no mistake, they have a right - threatening to withdraw support.

It's not the same. If you withdraw support, where else is your support going to go? Republicans? Libertarians? Where? You're just wasting time playing that game because there is no realistic alternative unless maybe you move to Sweden or Canada. Withdrawing support is not the same as ignoring. You can engage in within group competition over ideas and policies and still answer the call to defend that group when the threat is coming from an outside group with more numerous bad ideas and policies.

And yes, lines can be drawn between yourself and a myriad of affiliations. But I'm talking specifically about political affiliation now and understanding the differences in degrees. One or even two bad policies does not make an entire party Republican worthy of abandonment.