Tea party groups push GOP to quit culture wars, focus on deficit

Tea party groups push GOP to quit culture wars, focus on deficit - CSMonitor.com:
"The letter, signed by 16 tea party groups and a conservative gay organization, points to an emerging rift between the tea party movement and the GOP, which still counts social conservatives seeking 'moral government' as a key constituency.

"The signatories, ranging from conservative commentator Tammy Bruce to local tea party group leaders, say the key lesson the GOP should draw from the election is that Americans are concerned chiefly about taxes and the size of government, not their neighbors' lifestyle choices or personal decisions."