You're exactly right; no one who sits out the process can ever change how the process is done. No one who refuses to participate can have their voice heard and understood. And when a real conservative comes around, they find that there's no built in support for them to find their way to nominations because all the good, strong, moral, decent conservatives are sick of 'the corrupt process' and refuse to participate 'until there's a real conservative.'
Again, do something, stop whining. This is an activist forum.
Au contrere mon frere, everyone on this board has already heard our voice and when we participate by NOT voting for McCain, you'll all understand. This "real conservative" nonsense is just smoke and mirrors moderates use to make people of principle feel bad about not voting for someone (frankly, all of them) we see as unfit to handle the real problems we all face.
Why is it conservatives are the only political group in this country required to compromise?