You have painted the picture that the Republican Establishment would like to happen. I don’t know if Palin is up to the job, as Reagan was, to defeat that Establishment and bring conservative principles to bear.
Here's another picture (high-res) of the Republican establishment that I remember from 1964. They made this happen -- with a lot help of their sister Party. I'm still livid.
Nelson Rockefeller according to Stuart Spencer (Rockefeller's public relations head) said, "We had to destroy Barry Goldwater as a member of the human race."
Mainline Republicans have to destroy the Tea Party?