Would you give up control of congress or allow RINOS? Sorry, I have to play the devil’s advocate. I’m not sure I know the answer to the question myself. I’ll go sleep on it.
It's a good question, but the answer is not that cut-and-dry.
Basically, there is a role for RINOs in the GOP - in hard blue states. For example, as much as I personally cannot stand them, Olympia Snowe and her idiot twin Collins are the best you are going to get in Maine, so you leave them alone. Let them vote left when it doesn't matter - when you need their votes, the party applies the screws to make sure it happens.
This is exactly what the Rats did to get control. Think about it: Bob Casey in PA, Jim Webb in VA, etc. All ran on conservative issues, but will be there to vote with the Rats when their votes are needed.
What needs to change is the following:
1) The GOP is a conservative party, and will not apologize for it or equivicate/pander with those who do not agree. RINOs are welcome, as long as they understand our core principles are not negotiable. Any future attempts to "water down" the core principles will get them tossed.
2) Where we need to do is attack the RINOs mercilessly in RED states. They need to be challenged in primaries at every opportunity and ultimately purged from the party.
Here is a good short RINO-hunting list:
McCrazy-AZ
His girlfriend, Lindsay Grahamnesty-SC
Dick Luger-IN
Kay Bailey Hitchison-TX
Folks on the thread can feel free to add their own list of red state RINOs that need to be primaried out of office. Two of the head RINOs, John Warner (VA) and Al-Qaeda's buddy Chuck Hagel (NE) have already been dispatched, to the GOP's betterment.
That is a good start, but there is much more work to be done before President Palin, Sanford or Jindal takes office on 1/20/13.