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If and when Bush and the RNC see that they lost the election due to conservatives abandoning RINOs for candidates that truly represent their politics, they will recognize that the Republican party needs a serious shift to the right, and that candidates must govern with the same principles with which they ran for office. I am willing to throw Bush out and tolerate another 4 years of Democrat presidency to teach them this lesson, as long as the numbers bear out this truth for the RNC to see.

If a line is never drawn then Republicans will continue to drift to the left as they inevitably have. In spite of the few bones he has tossed conservatives, he has shown himself to be an unabashed liberal in the most important areas of fiscal responsibility, state power, and respect for the Constitution. Bush must be punished. We made it through 8 years of a Democrat-controlled white house and we'll make it through another 4.

If and when Bush and the RNC see that they lost the election due to conservatives abandoning RINOs for candidates that truly represent their politics, they will recognize that the Republican party needs a serious shift to the right, and that candidates must govern with the same principles with which they ran for office. I am willing to throw Bush out and tolerate another 4 years of Democrat presidency to teach them this lesson, as long as the numbers bear out this truth for the RNC to see.

So why do you think this will work now when it didn't work in 1992 when voters taught them a lesson with Perot?

The lesson ended up being 8 years of Bill Clinton. Do you want 8 years of Hillary now?

Bush and his advisors toss the conservative base an occasional bone when they hear the grumblings of unrest.

For example, Pickering's appointment after the illegal immigration bedacle and his "budget reduction" makeover after additional funding to the NEA.

He got a free ride from mounted criticism about CFR and his Education Bill because of 9/11.

Now watch what happens in the next few weeks when he extends unemployment benefits...we can expect another bone to be tossed our way. Those who do the greatest harm to the conservative cause are those who accept pandering and mediocrity. And it will continue as long as these people forgive and forget, and say "see, he's a conservative".

It has to get worse before it gets any better. Bush has divided his party, and the only way to unite is for Bush to move right, or the party lose the White House. And to move Bush right, the ENTIRE party must hold him accountable and demand he govern, in all aspects, with the conservative leanings we expected when he was elected.