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Tea Party Scalps Lugar

Elderly six-term moderate gets his, er, gold watch handed to him by Indiana GOP primary voters tonight. You could say this is a case of a veteran politician overstaying his welcome. Or you could say, as Ramesh Ponnuru did: The tea party may be losing popularity, but its power inside the Republican party appears to be growing.

Elderly six-term moderate gets his, er, gold watch handed to him by Indiana GOP primary voters tonight. You could say this is a case of a veteran politician overstaying his welcome. Or you could say, as Ramesh Ponnuru did:

The tea party may be losing popularity, but its power inside the Republican party appears to be growing.

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