Amen!
This kind of blackmail by Obama can only work if the Republicans allow it by caving. If that happens then the Republican Party is a worse problem than having a president like Obama.
My hope is if we get a "Tea Party" type candidate, they will run on the Republican ticket. I don't think another "Tea Party" person would throw themselves in the ring as a third party. Maybe I am giving too much credit to common sense. But, that is just my humble opinion.