In case you haven’t noticed, the Tea Party movement pretty much has the Republican establishment exactly where it wants it.
And in case you haven’t noticed, the Tea Party movement pretty much has the Republican establishment exactly where the Democrats want it, too.
As the American public takes an increasingly negative view of the Tea Party (HERE), Democrats are becoming ever more eager to paint the GOP as a captive of the Tea Party. And a captive it is.
Yes, Republicans benefitted from the Tea Party insurgence in last year’s midterm elections. But the relatively moderate GOPers (if you can actually call them that) now live in mortal fear of facing primary challenges if they dare defy the Tea Party extremists on matters of spending cuts or social issues. The GOP regulars are, in effect, captives.
Witness the SQUIRMING by House Speaker John Boehner in the face of possible Tea Party wrath if he dares make any deal with the demon Dems on the budget.
And witness the INSTRUCTIONS from Sen. Chuck Schumer to his Democratic colleagues the other day to portray Boehner and the Republicans as painted into a box by the Tea Party.
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