Anyone been following the ongoing fight between Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) vs. their ultra right wing conservative Tea Party colleagues such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Mike Lee of Utah?

McCain, given his seniority and political style, isn’t one to back down from a fight. Neither is Cruz. And while that means more fireworks on the Senate floor, it will only exacerbate the stalled legislative process that has already been panned for moving at a snail’s pace during the past several years. With the GOP already suffering an unpopularity of 75 percent this continued infighting can only make things worse.

What's going to come of it? Here's one prediction that seems quite plausible:

Tea Party will destroy GOP in 2014, as Palin destroyed McCain in 2008

For the far right, dreams die hard and delusions never end. As Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who represents a congressional GOP with unpopularity of 75 percent, prepares to summon former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with popularity above 60 percent, to testify, the overreach of House Republicans now threatens Republican control of the House. The triumph of the Tea Party within Republican politics is a gift to Democrats in 2014, as the disastrous vice presidential nomination of Sarah Palin in 2008 helped propelled Barack Obama to a two-term presidency.