"I don't know about you," said Reagan in 1975, "but I'm impatient with those Republicans who, after the last election, rushed into print saying we must broaden the base of our party, when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents."
John McCain comes to mind: I don't trust him because he has supported a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants (remember him teaming up with Teddy Kennedy on this one?!?!), worked to limit money in politics in what can be considered a violation of free speech (McCain-Feingold) and opposed a constitutional ban on gay marriage. And he voted against President Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003.
Second Reagan quote, 1976: "Don't give up your ideals, don't compromise, don't turn to expediency -- and don't, for heaven's sake, having seen the inner workings of the watch -- don't get cynical."
Republicans want to fuzz up and blur the differences between ourselves and the liberal democrats. This is the kind of thing that leads to those crazy super-dunderhead team ups like McCain-Kennedy and, leaves the Republican resembling a wimpy RINO (Republican in Name Only).
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