So the base of the party is made up of those who won't hold leadership acocuntable?
No, the base is made up of intelligent people.
We are holding the leadership accountable, Mr. Frist's office has been overwhelmed with calls. He, must more so than Santorum, is responsible for discipling the errant, arrogant Specter.
Boycotting arguably the most conservative member of the US Senate who comes from the liberal northeast, has a firm base (ie, wins big), and is young enough to be a major player for decades, is really, really stupid. Not to mention counter to everything we have just work for (Bush/Cheney 04).