There has been a lot of discussion recently about the in-fighting in the GOP recently. But the recent budget agreement has shown exactly what the 2 sides are.
The fight in the GOP is not about ideology. Both sides believe that if you make it on your own, you're fine. If you don't make it on your own, it's your own fault, and you should be given no help by the government. No, it is simply a fight between those who will accept a compromise, and those that see the world, or at least the country, as a "Do it our way or else" place. In another way, one group thinks that the federal government, if not acceptable, at least is something that is needed in our society. The smaller the better, but compromise is needed to keep it running. The other camp believes that the federal government needs to be dismantled in every thing except national defense, and all other powers given back to the states.
The GOP's civil war has nothing to do with ideology, but is between one side that believes in compromise, and those that don't. If it was about ideology, the GOP might have a chance to be a national party. But it since it won't argue ideology, they'll always be a shrinking party.
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