Jon Ralston has obtained a recording of a meeting between Nevada GOP wacko Sharron Angle and Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian, in which Angle trashes the Republican Party — then tries to convince Ashjian to back her because she’ll be able to get him access to Jim DeMint and other top GOP fat cats: Angle: “I’m not sure I can win” if Ashjian’s in, nat’l GOPers “have lost their principles,” need to “leave me alone”.

And right after being exposed saying the GOP has no principles, Angle will be the star speaker at a $500-per-person fundraiser at the National Republican Senatorial Committee Headquarters. Which might seem strange, but there won’t be any hard feelings — because everyone in the GOP knows the game. The Tea Party exists for them to exploit.