Establishment Smiles As Grassroots Conservative Favorites Go Full Clownshow

A lament for the supposedly cohesive conservative grassroots is in order.

Earlier today, I cheered that the Tea Party had infiltrated and co-opted the establishment – that Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) ascension as an establishment favorite demonstrated that the grassroots had successfully pushed the Republicans to the right. Rubio is significantly more conservative than Senator John McCain (R-AZ) or Mitt Romney was, and far more conservative than establishment favorite former Florida governor Jeb Bush.