I am now of the opinion that the only hope for a fiscal and social conservative to be the head of the GOP ticket is a brokered convention. And even that is a long shot.
It seems to me that the GOP no longer likes, or even wants conservatives.
Dee Dee Benkie, an Indiana Republican party official, said on FOX News this week that Rush and Newt were "he-man woman haters." So you're definitely right that there's a strong streak of RINOs in the party that are coming out in force and showing their true colors for Mittsky.