The battle lines of the Republican civil war

On one side you have the "moderates" and insiders which seem to be coagulating around this "rebranding" effort, which is really their quest for power in the party, Romney, Cantor, etc.

On the other side (outside?,) you apparently have Palin, Limbaugh, Huckabee, and Gingrich. (The insiders claim they're trying to invite/include Palin, but neither side really seems to want that.)

(Then there's also a third category of "left outs" that neither side really seems to want. McConnell, for instance.)

But I think the important thing to notice is that you have this "moderate" insider core against the folks actually loved by the base of the party. Those "outsiders," if they want, can throw a hell of a lot of divisive stones.

And, notice that Michael Steele, the RNC chairman, is apparently on the outside as well. (They're trying to take over the party against the chairman. Maybe that's why they moved to limit his spending discretion.)