NOW is the time to attack! Bayonets forward!
FROM THE NATIONAL REVIEW:
There is no reason to think the Tea Party, if properly organized and harnessed, cannot be even more potent next year than it was in 2010, especially now that its members know the government really was out to get them.
Control of the Congress by the current GOP leadership would only serve to increase frustration on the right. The citizenry does not want deals or more legislation it wants action.
Win or lose, the battle is now joined: First the struggle for the GOP and then the battle for control of Congress and the presidency. Cruz just struck at the kings he could reach the Republican leadership and has most likely dealt them a fatal blow. Now the Tea Party hordes must back him up by eliminating his opponents (who tend to be geriatrics, and thus leaders by longevity rather than talent or commitment) through the primary process wherever possible.