re: #266 Charles

You’re completely ignoring the fact that people like Bartlett are not just leaving — they’re being driven out, quite deliberately.

And when the top leaders of the party have signed on to the craziness — both Steele and Gingrich backed up Sarah Palin’s ludicrous “death panel” claim — how can any sensible person justify continuing to be part of it?

I’m sorry but I just don’t see any ‘driving out’. Disagreement yes, driving out, no. I have seen driving out on the Democratic side. I remember Gov Casey not being allowed to speak at the Democratic Convention because he was pro-life. I remember Joe Lieberman being driven out of his party.
On the Republican side I see self banishment, at the most.