Sure it does. Millions of us worked for years to bring about Republican control of the gov't, only to have the party turn into a bunch of RINO's and increase spending faster than the dems ever did. Now, what is there to work for? What is the dream? We've lost our momentum, and the people to blame are W, Hastert, Frist, and the rest of the bunch who called themselves conservative but in reality just wanted power.
Yep, the base is demoralized, to say the least, for three main reaons: (1) The "Gang of 14" wimp-out on federal judges. (2) Spending like drunken sailors. (3) The amnesty debacle.
And irony of ironies ... the leading light behind two out of three of those shameful episodes is now the leader and presidential nominee of our party.
Go figure.