[Egon]

Exactly, so why should the GOP care one way or the other how you feel about any issue?

For the same reason CBS, et al., is starting to. We're gradually finding ways to make our voices heard, and eventually we'll achieve critical mass, and start turning the party from its current leftward direction that people with your mindset have historically allowed it to go.

[CWOJackson]

"Unfortunately, neither will allowing ourselves to be incrementally drawn into LiberalLand like we have for the past few decades by allowing RINOs to drag us down. I have a little tolerance for rightward RINOs. I have none for leftward ones."

With statements like that you are making your message heard, "ignore me".