This is what happens....

....when you screw around with your base, use them, take advantage of them and display a lack of leadership and guts.

Take Heed, Republicans
By Paul M. Weyrich
Lots and lots of conservatives are telling me they do not intend to vote in the 2006 election. Others are saying they will vote for third-party candidates. Stay-at-home voters are a huge problem for Republicans, and it is easy to see why grassroots conservatives are discouraged. But there are at least two good reasons to go to the polling place in November…