None of us like the damned RINOS. We'd ALL like to have real Conservatives in the majority. But in some states, the best we can do, to get someone with an R next to his/her name elected, is to run a damned RINO; especially re Snowe, Collins, and Chaffe. A Conservative just would NOT be electable in those states.
SO WHAT ?, you might ask. Well, without a majority in the House and Senate, that means that GOPers don't head any committees. You want the likes of Charlie Rangel and Hillary and Biden etc. to head all of the committees and run both Houses? Arlen may be a damned RINO, but do you REALLY want him to head the Judiciary committee, or a damned Dem? And please don't tell me that there's no difference; there is.
Please, please, PLEASE look at what you're saying and then look at reality.........
Okay, reality. Reality is, is that we post one post after another on FR, about how conservatives are frustrated, fed up, and looking for other ideas. Why would this be the case, if we are being well represented, or if we thought we were really winning?
You seemed to have missed my point. We can be SELECTIVE. We do not have to run candiates in states where Republican representatives hold key positions of power. If a RINO has the same colors as a Dem, has no real conservative underpinnings, such as Jim Jeffords or Collins, Snowe, or others, we can choose whether or not they are of any kind of value to us, and vote accordingly. It is a matter of strategy and should be left to those whom we choose to lead us. And why does committee makeup matter that much if the final vote is determined by RINOS? It's this vote that matters. Minority initiatives are still an option.
What did committee vote do for us when it came to the nuclear option? It was the RINOS that determined the final outcome.
When you have an ace, you can use it when you need it the most, and not when it is antithetical to the cause.
Thank you for your gracious post!