There are considerable risks to letting the house burn down completely before rebuilding. First, the GOP defeat could be so great it would relegate Republicans as a permanent minority, just as it was from FDR up until Reagan. Second, would a total meltdown actually rid the party of RINOs? If the powerbrokers are so entrenched, what assurances are there that they will be dispatched and grassroots conservatives regain control? And finally, there is the all important public policy question. Can America actually afford to have one of the most liberal Presidents ever in American history with an equally left-wing Congressional leadership? What happens to our economy? National security? Our schools? The war against terrorism? Think of the consequences of liberal Democratic judicial appointments, who remain on the courts long after Obama leaves office?

When you dial 911, you expect the Fire Department to stop the fire as fast as they can, because of the risk of the fire spreading. Yet, it is a valid firefighting strategy to allow a structure to burn down completely, because it can’t be saved or the undue peril that firefighters would face. You see forest firefighters light "backfires" to eliminate brush so as to slow down the forest fire. But whatever strategy the chief implements, the bottom line objective is to stop the spread of fire, to prevent it from engulfing additional homes, buildings or forest.

The choices for all true-blood conservative Republicans are this: Option A: do we work for all Republicans because America can’t afford the Obama-Pelosi-Reid left-wing troika?

Option B: Do we work only for McCain, writing off Congressional RINOs as hopeless (preventing Obama from winning but putting up with Pelosi and Ried)?

Or Option C: do we allow the GOP to suffer a total meltdown, realizing the risk it may take years or even decades to rebuild?

I firmly believe we must go with Option A. But what option do you choose?