[Oberon]

I will offer some advice: vent and then get over it. Continue fighting for small government, personal responsibility, and individual freedom, but don’t marginalize yourselves by leaving the political battlefield. We lost this battle—ONE battle. Accept it and make the best of it you can. Then move on, because we’ve got many more battles ahead.

IF the Republican Party had thrown conservatives even ONE bone on Republican distinctives like balancing (let alone cutting) the federal budget, curbing the IRS and the BATFE, limiting the scope of federal government, and preserving individual liberties, you might have an argument. As it was, Republicans had the Presidency and both houses of congress for the better part of eight years, and have nothing substantial to show for it.

So if we've helped the Republicans to get on top and got screwed for our pains, exactly why should we knock ourselves out to try to help Republicans stay on top?

[CitizenUSA]

Oberon: “So if we’ve helped the Republicans to get on top and got screwed for our pains, exactly why should we knock ourselves out to try to help Republicans stay on top?”

I think you’re mistaking Republican for conservative. We didn’t have a conservative majority or even a conservative president. That’s not to say there aren’t any good conservative politicians out there. There are, and it’s up to us to increase their numbers.