The difference between the democrats and republicans is that traditionally the Dems organize from the ground up and the Reps from the top down. The Rep’s plan will not work in the USA over time. Congress has too much power and changes more quickly. Holding the presidency just doens’t get the job done.
Sarah Palin’s entire career and philosophy has been ‘ground up’. The Tea Parties are ‘ground up’. The confluence of the two may yield a totally new Rep party with its traditional strengths intact but with support at all levels of government. It is possible the ‘sea change’ is about to overwhelm the ‘elite’ establishment. A return to original Constitutional government may be under way.
This is why the country club republicans are terrified of palin. Mr. Steele was DESPERATE for NY 23 to not go to the conservative third party.
He gave lip service to the conservative but nothing else in order to have a democrat win.
The country clubbers fear the loss of their jobs as the alleged leaders. Without followers they don’t have any leverage to be interviewed.
They don’t have to worry, that is why the country club set up their think tanks. Hidding places for unemployeed country club republican talking heads.