The GOP is obsessed with purity

It will come back to bite them in the ass, but NPR is reporting that the Republican National Committee has adopted a rule denying financial support to candidates who don't support the core beliefs of the party. Still no word on whether an RNC Un-Republican Activities Committee will be established.

It's less strict than a competing plan drawn up by some GOP activists. The so-called "purity test", named in honor of President Reagan, demanded Republican candidates support eight of 10 points on a variety of issues from abortion to immigration to get money and win Republican endorsements.