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And this is why it is so vital that the Tea Party maintain its identity apart from the GOP.

Well put.

We need to recognize that the Republican Party is a party without an ideology, only an appetite (for power).

Nonetheless, it is the only vehicle available by which the Tea Party can achieve victory. A third party -- a "Tea Party" -- is a fool's errand that would ensure Democrat dominance for, literally, ever.

Best that the Tea Party remain aloof and independent from the Republican Party -- influencing from outside, beyond the party's control. But, at the same time, we need to actively infiltrate the party -- with the aim of eventually controlling the leadership.

This was how the radical left took over the Democrat party. In 1968, they were across the street, in Grant Park, protesting the Democrat National Convention. In 1972, they were inside the building.

Well, the Tea Party has a lot of influence in Congress, but that will probably be for naught on certain issues where the GOP-E will just align with Democrats. We need to work on getting more and more RINOs booted in the 2014 elections and replaced with Tea Party conservatives so that a GOP-E/Dem coalition will no longer produce a voting majority.

For 2016, it is critical that conservatives coalesce around a single conservative option early on. Or else the conservative gaggle will just get Romneyfied again.