It appears that MSNBC is shocked to see some of the biggest names in Republican politics conspicuously absent from the RNC. Who are these conservative luminaries? Among the “notable Republicans” absent from the convention: George W. Bush, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney and Paul Ryan. What an unfathomable loss; how can the convention go on without these critical thought leaders? More importantly, how could their consciences permit them to forsake the voters who look to them for leadership? How could former President/King of the Neocons Bush skip a convention explicitly committed to overthr…