[af_vet_rr]

And yes, of course, the fundamental problem of Conservatives getting corrupted by Washington is on-going, never-ending.

But there is a solution, albeit a difficult one, which is to measure these folks on various Liberal vs Conservative scales, and when our guys/gals start getting too liberally fat & happy, challenge & replace them.

It's a big problem just getting Conservatives to Washington in the first place. We have far too many RINOs who do a good job of keeping Conservatives out. The RINOs do a really good job of defending themselves in the primaries by claiming that they, and not Conservatives, are the only ones that can beat Democrats.

I agree with you on that point, we need to be willing to boot Republicans out and replace them with Conservatives.

Far too many Republicans in Congress only have their eyes on the next election and pleasing the lobbyists.

[BroJoeK]

af_vet_rr: "The RINOs do a really good job of defending themselves in the primaries by claiming that they, and not Conservatives, are the only ones that can beat Democrats."

And such claims are not always false.
A recent memorable example was that conservative "witch" in Delaware with enough Tea Party support to defeat her RINO opponent in the primary, only to loose the general.

The truth is, we are a "right of center" country, overall, but just barely, and in many states or districts RINO is the best we could ever hope for.
So, are we better off with RINOs or Democrats?
Answer: if our leadership is truly conservative, then a few RINOs will help more than hinder.

As for replacing "Republicans" with "Conservatives", they should be more-or-less the same thing, and generally are -- certainly as compared to more Liberal-Progressive Democrats.
The biggest problem then is: how to find the most conservative Republican candidates possible for each district/state, and then after elections hold their feet to the conservative fire?

The answers are: measurement, discipline and leadership, not necessarily in that order.