"I have no idea what state you are from, but you clearly must believe that the "Republican majority" is a "conservative majority".
IT IS NOT."
Which is why the Republicans are going to lose the majority in the House and the Senate within the next three election cycles unless they change... Oh, and I'm from Virginia.
The Dems are beginning to actively court gun owners (generally a very conservative side of the Republican party) and if the Republicans lose that base, they will never hold the majority in Congress and they will not win the White House again for decades if even that soon.
Mike
You will NEVER see proGun legislation from the Demodogs.
You will NEVER see proLife legislation from the Demodogs.
You will not any time soon see a conservative Republican from NY State, CA, or any of the NorthEast States... you have to live with that until it can happen.
Whether you like it or not, the Republican party is not a conservative party, but it is far more conservative than the Demodogs. A "RINO" is the best you're going to do as far as getting R's elected from these states. However, a Collins or Snowe voting against the Demodogs 50% of the time is FAR more productive than the Demodog alternative.
These states are changing (glacially) slowly to becoming more conservative over time, and you're going to need more patience.
Instead of losing your faith in the Republican party because they aren't "conservative" enough, you will get our conservative agenda further down the road if you do what you can to help elect a marginally more conservative RINO in one of the otherwise "blue" states.