Josh Trevino, the co-founder of Redstate, and a well known quantity in the Right's blogosphere, has articulated his concern with some of us on the Right teaming with some of those on the Left.

His two main subjects of concern include my YouTube show, DomeNation, and The Open House Project, of which I'm also an active participant along with techRepublican contributor Robert Bluey.

Since I expect Josh's concern is indicative of a position held by others, I responded with this comment on his blog:

Your argument is a valid one worth discussing, and one which I would have agreed with a mere five months ago. But, I seriously hope you’re not questioning my loyalty or dedication to the Republican Party.

After all, I’ve dedicated my entire post-graduate career to helping elect Republicans, volunteering on campaigns, teaching candidates and staff how to navigate the modern world, etc.

That being said, I have come to the conclusion, along with many Republicans/conservatives, that Republicans are not going to start getting ahead online until we start learning tips and tricks from what you would call our “enemies,” but what I now call my “frienemies.”

The fact of the matter is that I can’t learn much from looking at how the Right uses technology.

That doesn’t mean we’re not doing at least one thing right — voter vault — which the Left is madly building and will have shortly to level-the-playing field on that front.

However, what we need to better understand and what I can learn from the Left is “movement politics” which I then evangelize religiously on my blog(s), through videos, and whenever someone asks me.

As many who know me would agree — I’m the first person to step forward on virtually any project or responsibility. I consider myself a “doer,” instead of someone who talks about a project but who won’t take any action.

That’s the role I play in the Revolution. I recognize a technology, I figure out how I would apply it, and then I try and implement it. Tip-of-the-spear kind of stuff. I cook the spaghetti - then throw it at the wall and see what sticks.

You play a different role in the movement which is equally important. You’re right that the Right and Left shouldn’t be joining hands and singing “Kumbaya” in the halls of Congress.

And you’re also right that most of the time, we don’t agree with 99 percent of what Stoller and Armstrong are saying.

But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth listening and taking notes.

Regarding our show, DomeNation, if you don’t like the format - then don’t watch it. It’s your choice.

I would argue that the last thing America needs is another Tim Russert or Hannity and Colmes — the gotcha game and scream match is getting old and if you read virtually every comment on the three YouTube videos you’ll see that the community agrees with and likes the format.

I don’t think it’s a bad thing that a Republican and Democrat can have a civil conversation about, simply, the personality behind the politician. Newt Gingrich recently had a civil debate with John Kerry about global warming/climate change. The funny thing is that at the end of the “debate,” they realized they agreed on most principles.

In politics, the life of the politicians is such a show, it’s great to give them 10 minutes to get beyond it.

To quote Sun Tzu’s Art of War:

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.

You fight this front, continue to lob artillery and send in laser guided missiles. I’ll be fighting the same war in the trenches…

UPDATE 1:26 PM: Bluey has responded to Trevino also with a similar argument.