Can the GOP kick the Tea Party Caucus out of the GOP? Could moderate Repubs cross the asile?

[Evasporque]

Can a caucus of moderate Republicans choose to caucus with the Democrats and destroy the Tea Party...

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. I hope they all implode. nt

[Evasporque]

4. that would be icky...guts and all...nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. Take cover lol nt

[Renew Deal]

2. They could, but they won't.

[GoCubsGo]

3. What "modrate" repubs?

There are none. There's only wing-nutty and wing-nuttier.

[Evasporque]

6. and batshittiest....nt

[vi5]

5. Hahahahaha......you're funny.

Got any other good ones?

[MineralMan]

7. It can, and they could.

However, both situations are fairly unlikely. At some point, however, if anything that raises the debt ceiling passes, it will require some movement on the part of moderate Republicans. I'm sure efforts to that effect have been ongoing all along. This will at the very least go to the last minute, if not beyond.

[Evasporque]

9. Seems like the amicable Tea Party/GOP election hug has lasted too long...

it has definitely got creepy...and I suspect the even some hardcore long time Republicans (Reagan Repubs) and loathe to associate with Tea Party nonsense.

[MineralMan]

12. I think there's some movement in that direction.

It's not really very public, but I think it's happening. As more moderate Republicans see that alignment with the tea party might cost them their seats in 2012, the movement will become more obvious. Watch the voting record on whatever gets passed to deal with the debt ceiling.

[Evasporque]

13. It will good hear the howling when a major Repub. tosses them down like a dirty shirt..

Tea Party will throw themselves against the wall and trample each other discrediting the Republican that finally says No to the tea party.

[asjr]

8. The Tea party has basically kicked out Tangerine

man. The Tea party intends to take over Congress. I understand comity has a place in D.C. but the Democrats may have to come out blasting and to hell with manners. Being polite has gotten us nowhere.

[Evasporque]

10. right..

It really looks like the Republican party has lost control of itself...and is no jeopardizing the security and vitality of the American economy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Most of the Moderate Republicans... that be Rockefeller Republicans

are now democrats,