At the same time, I have to acknowledge that Gilchrest does have some choice words for the ridiculous “Victory Caucus”: 

Reason: How do you interpret the Republican base on this issue? There are a number of ad hoc groups that bloggers have started to punish Republicans who’ve cast anti-war votes, like Florida’s Ric Keller…

Gilchrest: Poor soul.

Reason: That was the Victory Caucus. How do you respond to these groups that want to oust anti-war Republicans?

Gilchrest: I know what I want to say, but my mother taught me not to say it. Look, history is a vast early warning system. Knowledge is key to this issue. Simplistic, dogmatic ideology confines and restricts your view of the world. So if you want to be loyal to the troops in the field, if you’re saying you’re patriotic, then you’ll read a book like Anthony Zinni’s The Battle for Peace. You’ll read a book like Fiasco. You’ll turn the damn television off every night for two hours and read some objective opinions on this thing. Ignorance is pervasive in any culture and ours is not an exception.