This uproar reflects a fundamental division in the Republican party, between business-oriented (“greed is good”) and social issues (“batshit”) elements. This is basically a class division between 1%ers who exploit bigots and the bigots themselves. The revolt by Flake and Corker reflects a belated recognition that the 1%er Frankensteins have well and truly lost control of their monster (as we have known for years) and, further, that they have lost all hope of regaining that control.