[Yosemitest]

"It's time to stop talking about taking our ball and going home
and actually DO it."

I think that's what the caller was saying that she was doing.

CALLER: I AM A CONSERVATIVE. I'm NO LONGER Republican.
There was a time when I believed -- I was foolish -- that Republicans were always right.
I was a fool, and I don't side with a majority of them. I do side with a few of them today.
I like Ted Cruz.
I like some of the people that are fighting for the freedoms.
Rand Paul, sometimes I disagree with on things.
But you have to be able to speak, because there comes a time...
Yes, you look like a fool.
But there comes a time when the opposition that you're speaking against that has the majority --
especially when what they're trying to promote is so false -- will break down.
When it breaks down, people will go back and say,
"Hey, I remember this one saying that."

[Colonel_Flagg]

The caller had it right. This is where Rush and Hannity and most of the conservative talking heads are hampered, though. If Rush ever said “call the RNC and tell them if they don’t listen to their base we’ll leave”, it would happen. We’d have a third, conservative party overnight.

But that’s not how they’re wired. They’re about electing the “R” too, which is why Rush’s comment I quoted is more than a bit ironic. It seems like he’s complaining about no progress being made for conservatism within the GOP-E but he makes no call for systemic change. He’s got a bully pulpit of 20,000,000 listeners. If he doesn’t use them, who will?