Jacqui, I responded to you, but it somehow didn’t get thru. Thanks for the kind words re my site. If you check the article again I think you’ll see that I support the formation of the CPA – boy I wish my previous response hadn’t gone missing, it was a much better one, but I’m awfully tired now.
I think the CPA is probably necessary at this point, and it will be very interesting to watch the formation of a new party. I think it’s important to broaden some identifiers and distinguish between those who share common values but who disagree on how those values may be expressed through policy. Then, perhaps the “true conservatives” (once again I wish I knew the least insulting way to identify…) could move beyond asserting their identity and the Moderates (Rino’s, CINO’s or whatever) could as well, and then maybe all the yammering can give way to real co-operation in identifying and promoting national candidates.
I think the formation of the CPA can only be a good thing; it will force focus and real exchanges of ideas among people with shared values…who let’s face it, are not playing very nice right now! 
