It is neutered, and they have no principles other than the self-serving ones - that's the problem. We have a welfare state, and the elected Republicans are too cowardly to do anything about it. You either set the platform back to being prosperous - real employment and productivity for CITIZENS, or you sink into third world status. It's time to find someone who doesn't see government normalcy as an expanding mess of programs and bureaucracies with no expiration date.