You can blame Ron Paul and try to rationalize away the fact that it is the GOP elitist that are taking the actions to silence the base but it is still wrong and will take a very serious toll and the Grand Old Party.
They weren’t silencing the base, they were silencing the Paulers. You can rationalize this all you want, but it worked out just the way the Paulers planned. They have the two sides of the Republican Party at each other’s throats and the Paulers are standing there giggling as usual. Yeah, giggling, that’s what they do.