I can't blame him.
What is so bad about a politician on our side helping us?
1. Condemn attempts to create any “official” free conservative movement/party/anything.
We’re using a free market model. Is there an official entity that represents/controls the free market? No. The free market is by its very nature chaotic and uncontrolled. Any entity devised to represent/control the free market would by definition destroy it. The same is true for free conservatism. Any proposal to represent/control/standardize free conservatism will more than likely be a veiled attempt to destroy it. Condemn it as you would condemn socialism.
This same rule can be applied to the Tea Party movement. By attempting to get in front of it and coopt it, Armey is attempting to control it. Eventually, that will destroy the Tea Party movement.
How long before Armey starts touting his group as the "official" Tea Party group?
He is an open borders, closet Libertarian.