Triumph of the Tea Party mindset

[Cresent City Kid]

2. The mindset may not be growing in terms of new converts

But it is the kind of fanatic zeal that does not fade within the minds it has persuaded. And though you won't get the gop party leaders to echo its most outrageous positions, the influence goes straight to the top, keeping a no brainer deal on the fiscal cliff dragging out until the last minute if it happens at all.