Empty Gestures 0
Seth points out that retreating from the fray does not change the fray.
Dick Polman provides a contrast.
Afterthought:
There is a corollary to Seth’s remarks:
When Republican office-holders with even a little tiny bit of a sense of decency retire while casting complaint over their shoulderss about the rot in their party because they know that they cannot win if challenged in a primary, that says something not at all pretty about today’s Republican Party.