They aren't scared of the Tea Party, they loathe the Tea Party and all Conservatives.
The utterly evil GOPe is filled with pure Statists, much like the Marxist on the RAT side.
Boehner, Karl Rove, McConnel and the rest of the GOPe truly worship at the Alter of State Power.
The U.S. Constitution and Liberty repulse the GOPe.
Rather the GOP is BOTH SCARED and LOATHING of the tea party movement because it is working to take the country back.