And it doesn't much care what anyone in either the GOP or Democratic Party thinks about it.
Interesting read....
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/the-ryan-budget-proves-the-tea-partys-power-is-here-to-stay/254826/
Sorry, pal, it's you who's along for the ride. And Mitt Romney. And Rick Santorum. And Newt Gingrich. They've all spent the campaign trying to prove their small-government bona fides, with limited success, to a radicalized base. Now it's about to get tougher for them to vouch for their authenticity: the Ryan budget they want to avoid, just rolled out today,virtually ensures that the budget standoff will continue through November. In this debate, the presidential campaign will be just so much noise.