Without cause? It's straight up and down. If I didn't know better, I'd say you're employing the same one-eyedness I have caught you using in your domestic political pastime; that you don't mind two different sets of rules, just as long as the ruleset skews to your own side.
I'm curious, Scott, what do you think a victory for both sides looks like? Let's exclude all shades of draw, just an outright victory for both sides, what do you think it looks like?