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The Right Angle has an interesting piece on the Centrists vs. the Conservatives in the Republican party. Good, concise article. Here's a sample:

Conservatives don’t really dislike McCain as an individual; they dislike the fact that he is loved by those who despise the American right. McCain’s support comes from those who thought Reagan and Gingrich were too radical, those who thought Goldwater was a wacky warmonger, those who thought William F. Buckley was just a bit out there. McCain is the Prime Minister of Moderate Republicanism, the George H. W. Bush of the 2000s, the holy figure of political centrism. His nomination is the fruit of years of efforts by non-conservative Republicans to move the party away from all that right-wing Reagan stuff. If he becomes President, the centrist counterrevolution will proclaim, “Mission Accomplished.”

Conservatives might not want to hear this, but the leaders of the centrist counterrevolution will maintain power in the GOP for years to come. They lost power once, and they will fight like rabid canines not to lose it again. They will use their influence to force future conservative Presidential contenders to reinvent themselves as moderates in order to receive the GOP nomination. McCain’s victory will be a template for future GOP wins. Those hoping for the likes of Bobby Jindal to restart the Reagan era are in for a rude, harsh, brutal awakening. The centrist counterrevolution will force Jindal and other conservative-minded contenders to bend to their will—and if they don’t, they’ll be broken apart politically.

The centrist counterrevolution has essentially vanquished the American conservative movement. From now on, American voters will only have a choice between the moderation of the Republicans or the Marxism of the Democrats. For conservatives, this will be a nightmare. For the centrist counterrevolutionaries, this will be a dream come true.