But now what's left of the Tea Party will have to "recruit" candidates. And the candidates they "recruit" will all resemble Marco Rubio or Pat Toomey or Ron Johnson, and therefore won't even be worth a glance.
Why do you think that the Tea Party can only be confined to Libertarians? From what I know, its central issues are economic stances, such as repeal of Obamacare, and lower taxes. Libertarians and Cosnervatives alike should be able to unify on those things, and who's to say if you disagree outside of that?
It depends on whether you are talking about real conservatives or neo"conservatives".
Just because I happen to think that America has enemies does not mean I'm not "conservative" enough. Just because I support a strong national defense and believe in protecting the life of the unborn does not mean I'm a "moderate".
It's impossible to be a real conservative and support George W. Bush's policies.
If you're talking about domestic policy (weak on illegal immigration, supported bail outs, huge deficits), I don't.
If you're talking foreign policy, the fact is that there are people who do not like the United States (crazy, right?), and they are willing to murder thousands to bring about their Jihad. How are we to react? Sit on our hands and say we're sorry for offering humanitarian aide and trying to fight the Soviet Union (USSR: reference to 1980's, not now, so don't spin that comment)?
The fact is that that is a nonsensical scenario with no basis in reality.
The idea that there are people that want to destroy the US has no basis in reality?
Why do Libertarians believe that America's only enemies are self made? Is it impossible to accept that there are some radicals out there?
There are plenty of radicals out there. It just so happens that those radicals are fixated on us primarily because of the actions undertaken by the American government.