[OneWingedShark]

As long as conservatives have a place in the Rep party. I will vote rep. When they decide social matters don’t matter and make deals with socialists, what part is left for me?

What are you talking about?
There isn't a place for conservatives in the Republican party — they made that clear pushing Romney, and their actions as well:

1. They claim to be for law and order, yet they do nothing against the NSA which violates the 4th, 5hh, and [arguably] 6th amendments as SOP.
2. They claim to be for securing the border, but what state is it in? What state was it in when they has control of the Executive and Legislative?
   [Take a look at US Constitution, Article 4, Section 4 if you want to get pissed about these political turds.]
3. They claim to be for the 2nd Amendment, but when was the last time you ever heard a serious discussion on repealing the GCA or NFA?
4. They claim to be against abortion; but what have they really done on that front? The feel-good partial-birth abortion act?
   They added a not even in cases of incest and rape to their platform plank in 2012, even as they pushed Mr. Of-Course-I-Support-the-Right-For-Abortion-in-the-case-of-incest-rape-or-the-mother's-health Romney.
5. They claim to be for law and order; yet Fast & Furious, the easiest Treason case in eighty years, simply slips by them?
   This is ignoring that it's either a conspiracy or a group so incompetent that they literally cannot be trusted w/ any official position.
6. They claim to be for sensible business policies; yet I see them doing nothing to reduce taxes.
   (Note, tax-breaks are not an actual reduction in taxes; they are essentially the government giving you a gift.)
7. They claim to be for lower taxes; I've heard absolutely jack about going to a uniform flat-rate, no exemptions, no write-offs, no credits, no exceptions system.
   In fact, such a system would be absolutely the appropriate way to rein in the corruption in the IRS: by removing all discretion, you make it impossible for them to be a political weapon.
8. They claim to be for a strong defense; yet they're keeping the front-door unlocked and wide-open?
   Seriously, we could secure the border with less than 200 Paladins.
9. They claim to be for the constitution yet look at all the above; are these the actions of a group that bears any allegiance to the US Constitution?

So, I really got to ask: What does the Republican party have to do to convince you that conservatives aren't welcome?

[chuckles]

This is why I'm working for the Tea Party. I'm as disappointed as you are, but I'm not going to sit home. If the social conservatives sit home, what doe you get for Republicans?....Chris Christy? If you send the financial conservative packing, what's left but John MCCain. If you leave the border security people out, what's left but Marco Rubio. We have to build the Republican Party.

The reason I wrote this in the first place was to say I've been here before. The party is splitting right now and we will get Hillary unless we come together. I was there when the "Silent Majority" was born. If someone says they are for Pat Robertson, the squeals and squawks would be horrendous, but do you want to but up with a Christian, or live with Hilary pulling the levers? The Second Amendment folks are as reliable as anyone on the planet. Do you want to "make a deal" with some NE liberal so we can all get along? The libertarians are so pure they can't stand a Christian saying he doesn't want to watch 2 men kissing on TV. Libertarians have been searching for Mr Perfect for 50 years and are still waiting. In the mean time half of them vote Dem so they can burn flags, kill babies, and smoke dope( as long as it doesn't affect someone else, of course).

No I'm not happy with the Republican Party. That's why I'm a conservative, not a Republican. We must work from the inside to build the party and not just toss good voters under a bus. I do agree with Sarah Palin, however. If the party doesn't come together soon, The Tea Party should be hatched. We handed the House to Republicans, and gains in the Senate, and then got NO committee chairs as the Tea Party. That was bad enough, but now we have Rove and others that treat the Tea Party like Democrats. I'm not optimistic. How many establishment Repubs would vote Tea Party to save the country? Makes me shiver. Libertarians must choose either economics or social issues. If you speak to the average college libertarian, they are voting for legal dope over almost all other issues. They pay no taxes and many have no job. They vote for gay marriage, dope and abortion over any economic reason. Sometimes the vote Dem just because us old farts vote Rep. It would e interesting to have an accurate poll on Rand Paul on FR. I bet he wouldn't get 15%, but they will hang there to the bitter end.