No, it doesn't.
I used to be one of these "my way or the highway" idiots--I voted for Buchanan in the 1992 primary, and Perot in the general election.
Big mistake--one that I shan't repeat.
I got a "Dutch Uncle" lecture from a conservative.
And he wasn't kinder and gentler about it. He told me, quite bluntly, that conservatives working to split the GOP and then going third-party had probably damaged conservative prospects for a decade or so--because the Republican Party had reason to believe that "conservative" no longer meant "thoughtful and principled," but instead meant "spoiled and unappeasable."
He got me to wake up.
And, as I said, he didn't do it in a way that you would characterize as "unifying." You'd call it "divisive." Frankly, you'd characterize him as a "complete a$$hole." And you'd be absolutely right.
But he got the point across, and that is what I'm trying to do here.
I'm just pointing out the consequences.
The GOP won't trust any of these folks or their leaders.
The GOP will put its effort into issues that these folks don't champion.
Why?
Because, in the end, the GOP will conclude that these folks and their leadership are not to be relied on in any crisis.
If they work to deliver votes--and build a solid track-record of doing so--and an amazing thing will happen. They'll be listened to.
Unfortunately, that involves patience and hard work--and far too many "true conservatives" are repelled by those concepts.
I've said I plan to vote for Bush in November, and I do. I think what we need to differentiate between is the posts intended to get people voting for a third-party (that weaken the GOP) and those that are legitimate criticism of the administration's policies (that strengthen it). That's not directed at you personally, just voicing my thoughts in general.
My personal opinion is that being dismissive of conservatives by [in essence] telling them their services are not needed will hurt your (really, our) cause of unifying the GOP as a more conservative party. But at least I see now that you have a strategy as opposed to reacting out of anger. Let's hope that between the efforts of all well-intentioned folks here, we can pull the party rightward.
Have a nice weekend.