BS, they are.
They elected Bill Clinton in 1992 and sat home in 2000; and they didn't vote in any larger numbers in 2004.
You RINO's are losing the battle among your own base.
I'm beginning to wonder just who the real "Republicans In Name Only" are.
The people who elected Bill Clinton were Richard Darman, John Sununu, Andy Card, etc., in other words, people staffing the White House of Bush the Elder.
My estimate is that maybe 3% of Freepers voted third party in 2004. Most of them were Libertarians, who are not noticeably involved in opposing the Miers nomination. The rest of us voted for Bush.
But now, more than 44% of Freepers are opposed to Miers. I don't recall any third-party candidates getting 44% in the recent election. I understand your annoyance, but really none of us has any wish to vote third party, unless we are absolutely forced to. The problem is, Bush seems to have decided to force the issue by screwing up the single most important decision of his presidency.