The cognitive dissonance between a militant conservative wing driven by dreams of national redemption and Conservatism Inc. motivated by the short-term desire to keep its snout in the Washington Dc trough will finally collide in the upcoming battle over immigration.
By James Kirkpatrick
A civil war is raging within the Republican Party, with major donors and Amnesty/ Immigration Surge supporters mobilizing against Tea Party candidates. The bitterness is so great that there is finally MSM realization that a Third Party might well emerge from the convulsion. Of course, a Third Party would be pointless if it just espoused the same old ideas louder. But possibly, just possibly, the climax of 2013 Amnesty Offensive might result in new ideas—and even a new leader.
Sarah Palin, the fertility goddess of the Tea Party base, raised this prospect by saying there was already a Third Party, headed by “good guys” like Ted Cruz as opposed to the “GOP machine.” [Sarah Palin pushes 3rd party of ‘good guys’ by Jose Delreal, Politico, September 24, 2013] Rush Limbaugh has called the Republican Party “irrelevant” and Erick Erickson of Redstate.com speculated that what’s coming might be a “real third party movement that will fully divide the Republican Party.” [The Conservative War on the GOP by Molly Ball, The Atlantic, October 17, 2013]Even Sean Hannity, who notoriously flip-flopped to support Amnesty following the 2012 elections, is now speculating about whether a third party might be necessary as “there’s no difference between the two parties, at this point.” [Hannity Suggests ‘Third Party’ to Sarah Palin, Who Won’t Rule Out 2014 Senate Run by Andrew Kirell, Mediaite, October 16, 2013]
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