Arlen Specter's long-awaited departure from the Republican Party today should have taught RINOs something if they were really smart.

But these liberals like Senator Olympia Snowe and Senator Susan Collins just don't get it...or don't want to get it. They want people to believe that the Republican Party should become even more liberal (and remain out of power even longer).

From The Hill:

Snowe said the day’s news should serve as a “wakeup call” to the party.

No, actually, today's news should serve as a "wakeup call" to RINOs like Snowe: if you don't shape up and act like a Republican, the conservative base has had enough and will see you ousted in your next primary...and like Specter today, no one will want to see the door hit you in the rear on the way out.

The Republican Party's core values are and always have been conservative in nature.  If someone who doesn't share all those conservative values wants to come into the big tent and work alongside Republicans in the areas where they agree, they're still welcome to do that.

But liberals shouldn't expect to come into the party, work against Republican values, and expect everything to be peachy.  

If you can't work with Republicans where your values line up and acquiesce to the rest, then you need to find another party.  You'll be happier somewhere else, and Republicans can find a conservative to fill your slot unhindered.

Arlen Specter did...and Senators Snowe and Collins should consider doing the same.