You must understand I am not in any way trying to change your views. I just wish you would, at the very least, consider the realty Lucy is going to snatch the football away every time you believe republicans are interested in unity or anything other than their own self interest.
Okay so this is the way I look at it. Yes Lucy is always going to snatch the football and Charlie Brown is always going to trust her and be frustrated. But after the frustration CB decides that having Lucy as a friend is more fulfilling than kicking the football so he learns how to accept the unfairness. I am not really an optimist but have learned that it holds hope. I am more of a pessimist which is the reality of an unfair world. Happiness is somewhere in between. These people will probably never change...but there is always hope...and a path to happiness.