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If this were simply about ideological purity then you’d have a point. After all, not one of our candidates on the right had a spotless conservative record by anyone’s measure. (Ask Ron Paul! Seriously, though, even Fred voted for McCain-Feingold).

But frankly it isn’t about ideological purity; it is about loyalty and teamwork. McCain doesn’t just disagree with his party on certain issues, he accuses those he disagrees with of bad faith—whether it is tax cuts for the rich, or bigots who want to deport 12 million illegals, or torture mongers who aren’t willing to grant full Geneva status to terrorists, etc. etc.

McCain is asking for loyalty to the party that he himself rarely shows.