The only problem with a constant, "take the high road" philosophy, is when you're in an environment where all "teams" expect a decent modicum of "fair play".
If however your opponent has absolutely no qualms with bitching about you not following "the rules" whilst they themselves are held to absolutely none, you're only wasting your time, and setting yourself up to lose since they are fine breaking any norm, any precedent, and any "rule" if they believe it helps them.
In the latter situation, Democracy cannot survive such an actually toxic environment.
You'd think Republicans would get that after 50 years of it going on, wouldn't you? Of course the answer is a lot of beurocrat Republicans like the way things have been going.
The only problem with a constant, "take the high road" philosophy, is when you're in an environment where all "teams" expect a decent modicum of "fair play".
If however your opponent has absolutely no qualms with bitching about you not following "the rules" whilst they themselves are held to absolutely none, you're only wasting your time, and setting yourself up to lose since they are fine breaking any norm, any precedent, and any "rule" if they believe it helps them.
In the latter situation, Democracy cannot survive such an actually toxic environment.
You'd think Republicans would get that after 50 years of it going on, wouldn't you? Of course the answer is a lot of beurocrat Republicans like the way things have been going.
Graft pays more to the minority side leaders.