Establishment — Not Tea Party — Hurting GOP

Increasingly, we hear that the tea party is hurting Republican chances this fall by “hijacking” the GOP and not working within the party’s parameters. In fact, it’s just the opposite — establishment Republicans who fared poorly in the primaries are jeopardizing GOP success.

For these people, it's never been about issues, but power for the sake of power. And it's about “the club,” where the rules don’t apply to them.

These losers — “moderates,” they call themselves — either have no convictions, or worse, abandoned their principles long ago to hold on to elected office.

There is a more apropos term: hypocrite.

Historically, these people emerged victorious in primaries, expecting, and usually receiving, the endorsement of their vanquished rivals. But the new GOP is held in such disdain by the establishment that it’s willing to selfishly sacrifice the party’s growth.

Make no mistake. This is a concerted effort to keep the tea partyers (read: common-sense Americans demanding accountability) from achieving success.

Perhaps the best known hypocrite is Congressman Mike Castle, who refused to endorse tea party-backed Christine O'Donnell. Why? She hurt his feelings. How so? O'Donnell exposed Castle’s ultra-liberal voting record.
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