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b_b  ·  4128 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Did Conservatives Get This Radical?

I agree, and while I wouldn't describe the Tea Party as radicals, I think the author's point is that they aren't conservative by any traditional definition either. That's why they separate "traditional conservative" from Tea Party (that they then describe as "radical conservative). Maybe this is a case where a great word with a pre-established definition doesn't really exist.