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I was happy to see Cantor defeated, but I don’t think you are at all correct about what the GOPe wants. All they want to do is maximize the odds of someone with an R after his name winning a race.

Except that Cantor and the GOPe are NOT happy with Cantor's loss. In fact they are so unhappy, that they won't congratulate his opponent. They won't wish him success. There will be absolutely not one penny of support from GOPe affiliated donors. If this guy wins, he'll have to do it all on his own with his own organization. So in light of this, I think even you have to admit the GOPe talks out of both sides of it's mouth. Sure it wants an (R) majority, but only if that (R) majority will go along to get along.

Look at the current Speaker of the House. If Boehner isn't the classic go along to get along, I've never seen one. And the GOPe and the RNC are both absolutely thrilled with him.

I'm from California. When we get good solid Conservative cadidates out here, there's not one dime of support from the RNC affiliate in state or from the East Coast.

The GOPe send their East Coast buds out here for $10,000 a plate funraisers, and spend every dime of it out of state supporting Leftist candidates.

I would say if anything, that Conservatives are FAR more likely to say they’d rather see a Democrat win a race than a Republican they don’t approve of.

Here's my premise on this. As long as someone is speaking out on sound policy, I don't mind too much if a Democrats wins an election. Why, because the RINO would vote the same as they would most of the time anyway. When their failed policies are seen for what they are, people will eventually vote against them. And then a sound man gets the position. Putting a Leftist Republican in there means an almost solid lock on the position for decades. And then they vote with the Democrats anyway.

Look at the House right now. We can't get anything decent done. Why? We have the majority. Is it doing us any good? Heck no. I'm sick of this rot.

“Look at the House right now. We can’t get anything decent done. Why? We have the majority. Is it doing us any good? Heck no. I’m sick of this rot.”

I’m sick of it, but why can’t the House get anything done? I submit it’s primarily because the Democrats have the Senate and the presidency. Has the president ever given any indication whatsoever that he’s open to compromise? No, and Harry Reid has the president’s back. That leaves the House only two practical choices: shut the government down or tread water in hopes that the votes change in 2014 or 2016.

I know it’s frustrating! It pisses me off that we have some good people in Congress, and they’re essentially powerless. I love Senator Cruz and some of the others, but he can’t do anything unless we send him more allies.

The solution offered by some here on Free Republic? Vote for Democrats to defeat any Republican who dares compromise with Democrats. How in the world is THAT going to make the situation in the Senate any better? So instead of having a RINO quisling who sometimes compromises with Democrats, we actually prefer a full on Democrat—someone who will absolutely vote against us for at least six more years?!?

Unlike some of those on Free Republic who offer up voting for Democrats as a solution, I will not call them “morons” or use acronyms to shout obscenities at them. You see, the path to political victory lies in building bridges, not burning them all down.