You're still missing it. People who think like you and I, are in polar opposition to the Boehners, McConnells, Cantors, Ryans, Grahams, Cornyns, Romneys, McCains, et al, who infest the Republican party. These are people who think 'immigration reform' is a dandy idea, and who won't lift a finger to stop Obamacare.
Look at what they do - not what they say. They have far more in common with our avowed enemies, than they do with us. What sort of common ground can we possibly find with such people?
I agree that. I believe that their major motivation is preserving their position. As such some of them can be useful in achieving majority party status. Then we can start weeding out the gang of fourteen types that always sell out. But first we need to take control so that a Cruz or Paul can set the agenda as majority leader of the senate. Likewise in the house we need new leaders that are more in tune with the conservatives than the chamber of commerce.