Stop Me Before I Vote Again

A earlier post evoked a discussion of "purism". Crackpot realists like the Kosniks tend to think of anybody to their left as a "purist". Stanley Rogouski made the following trenchant comment, which pretty much says it all:

Things I'm a purist about:

1. The First Amendment
2. The right to an abortion

Things I can debate about:

1. Tolls on the NJ Turnpike
2. Taxes

Things the Kos/Atrios crowd is purist about:

1. Support for Israel
2. No third parties, ever.

Things the Kos/Atrios crowd is willing to negotiate away:

1. The First Amendment
2. The right to an abortion