James--I'm sorry but this letter is an example of the reason that the GOP decides that doing nothing is better than making a difference. That to actually lead the country might confuse folks into believing that there is good in our union. I love the pretzel that conservatives have created as they try to think of things to justify that winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. You know based on values and policy, William Jefferson Clinton was the best a Republican Pres since Eisenhower. So last night's convention was, as Brooks noted, conservative, values oriented, patriotic, and it makes a small minority crazy! I'm voting for Hillary.