The conservatives in the party are ready and willing to accept a compromise, moderate Republican candidate like Fred Thompson for the sake of the coalition. It is the extreme liberals in the party (the pro-abortionists, etc) who are absolutely refusing to budge and are insisting that their far liberal candidate be supported. If the conservatives in the party were being as unreasonable as the liberals, we'd all be insisting on Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo. But the polls show that we're ready to jump on the Thompson train. How come the social liberals in the party refuse to come our way even a little bit. Stop denigrating the "true conservatives" when it is the "true liberals" who are going to lose this next election with their refusal to see reason.
I don't know anyone who's supporting Rudy who wouldn't vote for Thompson (for example) should he win the primary. Most (but certainly not all) would even happily vote for Hunter or Tancredo.
I'm solidly in Rudy's corner, and I'm looking forward to the day when he wins the primary that I can gloat over those who've been so viscious so early in this primary season. However, if by some stretch of the imagination it turns out to be Thompson or Gingrich, then it's all good. I will happily support either man in the general election, just not in the primary where my money is on another horse.