Republicans need to understand that the teaparty movement is a good thing.

I've sensed since the elections earlier this month, where moderate Republicans like Mike Castle were opposed by teaparty candidates who themselves ultimately failed to be elected...Christine O'Donnell, Joe Miller, Sharron Angle...that some Republicans are not happy that the teaparty prevented someone like Mike Castle to return to the US Senate, which for some Republicans, is worse than having a Democrat take the seat.


The problem is not the teaparty.  The problem is that the GOP already tried the "we have to tolerate moderate members" strategy...it led to conservatives leaving the party, and turning the Congress over to the Democrat party, which has had control now for four disastrous years, and the nation has sensed the danger and has moved to limit the damage Democrats can do, by turning the House of Representatives over to the GOP.


Although the nation suffered, there is no way anyone is going to blame the last four years on the teaparty.  The blame in fact, is going towards those deserving blame, and that's a good thing.

However, these attacks on teaparty members from Republicans...Sarah Palin isn't "quite smart enough", or Christine O'Donnell "was a witch", is a waste of energy, and is unproductive.

Conservatives in Delaware wanted to risk losing a senate seat in order to send Mike Castle and others posing as consewrvatives a message and they did so and that's not to be blamed on anyone but Mike Castle.

Yes, the teaparty candidates did not win every race.  In fact, they won some two-in-three and frankly, that's amazing, it's positive, it's moving the GOP back towards the right and no one is to blame for that, because it's progress.

Is it perfect?  No.  It is however, the path conservatives have chosen to take, to regain a voice in Congress, and they're not turning back anytime soon, and hopefully they never will, frankly.

Let's focus on what the problems are, and keep things in the proper perspective:  Having a debate within the party is a good thing.  It's not something to fear, nor something to restrict.  What the overall focus of the party needs to remain is the opposition party to the Obama agenda.

That's a worthy goal, it serves great purpose, it's necessary, and it's what voters want.

And if someone in the GOP wants to find fault with that scenario, let 'em. 

But it is what it is, it's not going to change anytime soon if ever, and it's time for old-guard Republicans to understand the teaparty is here to stay, and it's not the problem:  Democrats are.