"If they're really serious about becoming the majority party, what rich Republicans need to do is stop paying for thousand-dollar-a-plate fundraising dinners and start buying up newspapers and networks. "
Buying up networks? Heck, I'd be happy if conservatives simply started engaging in practical politics. Owning the media would be icing on the cake.
As it stands, conservatives haven't really won a national election since at least 1994.
What would they do if they owned a network anyway? Not always, but most of the time when a Republican appears on one of the talking head shows with a 'Rat, the Republican is totally ineffective. They don't correct the 'Rat lies, they just sit there looking slightly guilty (for what, fer cryin' out loud??) and let the 'Rats talk over them.
This country, and the Republicans in particular, need to come to an understanding about what we're up against. We can't play politics as usual, or we'll all be paying homage to the moon-god. (Those of us who still have our heads, that is.)