[Cato in PA]

Pretty much. GOP standard operating procedure dictates that anyone in a position to make a difference should:

1) Wring their hands
2) Write a “strongly-worded” letter
3) Forget about it

Yet when push comes to shove at Election Day, we’ll be reminded over and over that those brave souls in the Republican Party are our only hope of rescuing America from the Demoncrats.

[Political Junkie Too]

You left off:

4) Save their powder for another fight that's more important.

-PJ