Who would have thought that Rove was just another GOP power player? Well, he is and has no regard for the Tea Party revolution. Discard him.
Unfortunately, this is becoming a common problem with way too many of the GOP elite or beltway Republicans. These are the people that need to be expelled from the Republican Party. They want power first (whoever can be elected) and then decide on policy. These kind of people are an affront to the Tea Party movement.
If removing these power hungry GOP folks does not work, then a third party will be the only alternative.
I’m not a big fan of third parties after what Ross Perot did. We have a perfectly good party all set up and running right now. We just need to populate it with conservatives and displace the RINOs who are there. As I understand it, the party organization all starts from the bottom at the “Precinct Committeeman” position which is where the real power lies. The GOP is not run by hereditary rulers but by leaders who are voted into their positions. They can just as easily be voted out and replaced by true conservatives. We can remove the Michael Steeles and Karl Roves if we’re willing to make the effort.