I used to think so, but Romney has caused a lot of scales to fall off my eyes. As long as a guy like Romney is "good enough" for the Republican party, then the Republican party is a waste of time for conservatives. It is shocking and heartbreaking to see how many self-described "conservatives" here on FR continue to think Romney was an acceptable candidate, and completely fail to discern the difference between compromise and capitulation.
Voting for Newt, Cain, Santorum, or Perry as the Republican party "top guy" would have required compromise on the part of voters like me. Voting for Romney, one realizes upon actually reviewing his established record in office (not what he said he'd do, but what he's DONE), would have required complete capitulation. In EVERY SINGLE WAY (as opposed to a few select ways, such as the other candidates), Romney was a functional liberal Democrat. No matter what he promised on the campaign trail, no matter how good he got to sounding, the fact remains that his ACTIONS have always revealed a big government liberal statist Democrat. Actions speak more honestly than campaign promises; many desperate Republicans were eager and happy to forget that simple truth.
Voting "against" Obama meant voting for a big government liberal democrat registered as a Republican.
Will "we" or will the official GOP hierarchy, demand that Romney resign? Will they follow suit and demand that other big-government "Republicans" resign? Are "we" serious enough and united enough to do that?
If not, then kiss the Republican party goodbye as the political option for Americans who want less government and less spending. As long as guys like Romney pass muster, then there is absolutely ZERO point in being a Republican.