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We're never going to eliminate all RINOS from the party, and we shouldn't. There will always be Republicans who feel more strongly about one issue than the other, but as a whole, the Republican Party needs to be the party of smaller government, lower taxes, and support for the unborn, traditional marriage and families. Some don't like the fact that Republicans get into the moral issues, but if we don't, who will? We don't have to vote for Republican candidates who don't support the moral issues, but we shouldn't trash them.

The Democrats have grown because, other than with their national candidates, they don't require political purity to be in the Party, and as a result, don't discount the votes of folks who might only marginally support them; in fact they work hard to get those votes.

Instead of trashing those who don't accept every facet of conservatism, why not encourage them, and ask for their votes every time? If we continue to diss folks, we can just accept a permanent minority status. Now some may think that would be just fine, because that means we're not compromising, but it wouldn't matter anyway, because we wouldn't be in any position to offer a compromise, anyway. We'd just be continually marginalized and on the outside looking in.