They want almost everything that we oppose and we're supposed to be their allies? How stupid is that?
Compared to what? You assume they want 'almost everything' you oppose and write them off. I don't call looking for common ground stupid. Especially when what we're looking to do is change the status quo. That simply isn't going to happen without widespread support.
I'm not actively involved by the Tea Party, so I'm willing to have my assumptions corrected by those who are. But what I've seen is very similar to the wheel-spinning the Libertarian party has been mired in for the last three decades. Painting ourselves into a corner by declaring everyone who isn't 'for' us to be 'against' us isn't a recipe for success. We need to find common cause with those who share our concerns, and not get caught up insisting that they follow our notions lockstep.
We aren't pretending that the GOP is our friend. We are trying to CHANGE the GOP into real conservatives. Changing the Democrats is impossible, so we must change the GOP. WE began that process in 2010 and it's going to be a long hard fight.
Well, I sincerely hope I'm wrong, and you succeed at that goal. But I don't see it happening. They'll give your issues just enough lip-service to keep you on the line, and go back to servicing the status-quo as soon as they are elected. It'll be the same bait-and-switch Obama pulled on liberals. Change simply isn't going to come out of the vested power structure.