[plsjr]

To what party do RINOs belong?
Who controls that party?
Why do we have mittens instead of a conservative?
Why weren't conservatives fairly treated in the 2012 primary process?

... and you think I'm on drugs?

_Anyone_ who pushes party over principle is suspect in my book.
(of course in our current situation one side has no principles, the other has varying degrees of principles from none at all to plenty.)

There are some who have the integrity and fortitude to avoid it (Sarah Palin and Jim DeMint for example), but unless we provide strong conservative support from identification and selection until they are done with their public service, we'll find that "the party machine" will corrupt them every time.

Of course 'the party' doesn't want the hassle of having to convert, so they'll get one or more of theirs in play as early as possible (wolf in sheep's clothing) to maintain their part of control...

... which is why I distrust anyone who pushes party over principle.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

To what party do RINOs belong?

RATs

Who controls that party?

RATs

Why do we have mittens instead of a conservative?

He won the nomination.

Why weren't conservatives fairly treated in the 2012 primary process?

Open primaries.

...I distrust anyone who pushes party over principle.

That is supposed to be the same thing. Unfortunately you have a fully invested communist party, and a halfway, squishy-socialist party. The Republican Party is the only thing large enough to defeat the RATs, and it needs to be totally taken over by TEApublicans, as began to happen in 2010.

You have nowhere else to go.

As it stands, I'll take ta Chamber of Commerce/NFIB Republican over communists any day of the week, but I do prefer TEA.