I agree, to a point.
In what direction will the new movement go?
IMHO the American People are fed up with insane govenment spending, political corruption, earmarks, out of control illegal immigration, corrupt elections, special interests groups including lobbyists, taxes, taxes, and taxes.
The problem I see is that the hardcore conservative Republican movement is more concerned with who is the purest evangelical Christian than with who is a constitutional Conservative/libertarian/constructionist.
As an example consider Huckabee telling his evangelical RINO flock to give their votes to McCain in the primaries so that a small government fiscal conservative Romney who wasn’t evangelically “pure” enough wouldn’t get the nod. BTW, I’m not a Mormon.
I see no hope for the future. The Dems will give amnesty, fast track citizenship in key states, and pay off the unions to lock up votes. Thanks to Jorge Bush the window of opportunity to close the borders and at least keep the votes close is over.
Small government. Very small.