No, but there is an effort to paint the so-called "movement conservatives" of the mid-to-late 20th century as being respectable, compared to the Tea Party "crazies."
The movement conservatives of old have had power in Congress on and off for years. The Tea Partty obnoxiousness is a recent trend. What is the point of this thread, anyhow? I keep seeing this posts and threads about how the GOP is run by the Tea Party and how horrible we are. Apparently my party has always been like this….and Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia, apparently.
