In these days of high adventurism in the Congress we have a problem brewing…well I think it could be a problem….The Tea Party.

I understand the rationale behind the party and I can understand where they are coming from but I cannot see how they can stay within the GOP.  The feeling is that the TP could hurt the GOP in every landing a national government again….that it keeps the party split and with that split unlikely to win an election.

I was recently talkjing to a moderate Repub friend and he felt the only way for the party to survive was for the TP to split off and try it on their own…..he told me about an article that was written by a former speech writer of GW…….

(Newser) – Former Bush I speechwriter David Frum has a few words for Tea Party politicians who might be considering a split from the GOP to form a third party: Good riddance. Such a split might be the only hope for the party’s long-term chances, writes Frum at CNN. Tea Party backers, for instance, would rather keep the government shut down and allow the government to default rather than give even an inch to Democrats and the White House. It’s all principle and no pragmatism.

Tea Party “extremism contaminates the whole Republican brand,” writes Frum. “It’s a very interesting question whether a (Tea Party) bolt from the GOP might not just liberate the party to slide back to the political center—and liberate Republicans from identification with the Sarah Palins and the Ted Cruzes who have done so much harm to their hopes over the past three election cycles.” On that note, Frum counts at least six Democratic Senate seats that should be in the GOP ledger. So for Tea Party pols threatening to bolt if the GOP compromises, Frum counters, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” Click for his full column.

There are many true conservs that feel this way….the more the TP gains the more they see any hope of winning a national election…..I feel for them….I had that same feeling many years ago…..it is a sucky feeling.