The trouble between the GOP and the Tea Party is simple. The tea Party people are conservatives, and want less taxes , smaller government and the government out of our lives.
The old boys club, main stream republicans, could care less what the candidate stands for, as long as they have an R in front of their name. For them it is all about power, If they get enough R's the one's with seniority get to be chairman of the committees. In short power!! Speaker of the house-POWER,
Same thing with the dumocraps. Except they don't allow their people to not vote the party line.
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