Amen - I changed my self-description 2 years ago to “conservative”, about the same time I started telling the GOP moneyraiser callers that the party left me and I will not contribute a dime to “big GOP”.
The term, “comeuppance” comes to mind...
Colonel, USAFR
Then his reckless spending came into focus. And his expansion of federal entitlements.
Then I began to realize how sclerotic and self-serving the political establishment in Washington really is.
Democrat politicians are far worse than Republican politicians, and I cannot imagine ever supporting a Democrat, but the entire Washington political establishment is a big part of what's wrong with the United States.
We would come out better throwing darts at a telephone book to select our political leaders than allowing these professional politicians to continue to parasitize us so...professionally.
I've never given to the RNC and over the years, but I have given many times to conservative (Republican) candidates.
I'd like to think that Rove's performance last night would cut the GOP funding off at its knees, but I suspect it won't really have much effect since most of the GOP donors probably agree with him in the first place.
I tell them that I am donating . . . directly to cut out the middle man and make sure my dollars go to candidates I respect. I do not trust Rove, Cornyn to make that decision for me. I don't even trust Jim DeMint or Sarah Palin to make that choice for my dollars, although at least with them I check out the candidates they endorse.