So which of our conservative planks should we remove and replace with socialist planks?
You are talking about "planks." People don't vote for planks. They vote for candidates. The Republican Party does not need to change its planks. However, it does need a candidate who has the ability, the possibility, of winning a National Presidential Election in 2008 for any of the various "planks" to be realized.
I think we are headed towards a disaster in 2008. I want to slow the bleeding in hopes of stopping it later by going with someone who is most likely to succeed even if less conservative. You want to wager big and "double down" on a more conservative lesser known candidate.
The problem with your strategy, is that the card table is completely tilted right now. The cards are stacked against us and, further, the cards are being marked and counted as time goes by.