Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul and a few others, did a better job at exposing the *real* side, the hidden side of the establishment Republicans, than ever before.
That –regardless of the pain in recognition– is a big win.
Rule #1 in any conflict is KNOW YOUR ENEMY. I have personally always explained it a little further, saying: Know your enemy, not as they wish to be known, but rather as they know themselves.
I do not believe that Senator McConnell was responsible for the "anomaly" earmark for the Olmsted Dam project in last night's budget deal
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) October 17, 2013
When you know your enemy as he knows himself – you are able to see all of the associations and intents clearly. The distant horizon gets much closer and you do not to spend time trying to analyze the back-lit shadow.
When the enemy is known as they know themselves – you can make strategic decisions in your own best interests, and you don’t have to waste time identifying all those angles normally considered when you are in a relationship of tenable trust.
Secondly, failure to accept the intent of the enemy does not protect you from it. Being blind to the intentions of your opposition is automatic entry into a room of weakness because you will always be evaluating yourself from a position of risk management.
Being fully aware of the intents of the opposition allows you to draw bold distinctions based on principle; and empowers your decisionmaking from a position of strength. There is, quite simply, no longer anything to fear, and solutions become far easier to determine.
Sarah Palin pens an article for Breitbart which outlines the following conclusion: (more…)


Those familiar with how the destructive operation works saw it on overdrive when Sarah Palin was leading conservatives with a principled, constitutional, conservative message. It was so evident, and unfortunately so painfully effective, people even gave a name to the outcome, “Palin Derangement Syndrome”.
