Are Tea Baggers and Birthers Helping or Hurting the Republican Party?

You know there are different sects to any political party. You mention the TEA and the "birthers". The same could be said for the Democrats like the Progressives (Socialists), Congressional Black Caucus (racists), Environmentalists (Crazy), etc. I don't think either hurts the party but I do believe the TEA helps the party because they want to reduce the size of Government, cut taxes, get back to a less intrusive Government and pull the Constitution out of the trash can where the liberals have thrown it.