The Next Right issued “a sincere warning to big-government Republicans” today. The site’s Stephen Gordon writes:

Shortly after I wrote this quick piece for the Alabama Republican Liberty Caucus website, I was called by someone in another state who tracked down my cell number from a press release.

I had posted the now-going-viral video below of South Carolina Congressman Gresham Barrett (R) being booed, told to go home, and having people turn their backs on him when he spoke at the Greenville, SC Tea Party.

Calling out a Republican from my state congressional delegation for a bad vote on an amendment to the budget bill was my initial intention, but it’s starting to turn into more than this now.

My caller liked the idea so much, he’s beginning to quietly organize his folks to show at a scheduled event for one of his local “RINOs in DC.” They plan to boo, turn their backs, and video the entire encounter. They also plan to quietly alert the media in advance…

To wrap this all up, it’s better that I don’t identify any states or congressional districts already targeted. This way, every last Republican with a bad fiscal conscience (or desire to be re-elected) who currently holds public office should be having nightmares about who might show at his or her next campaign rally or public speaking event. A healthy dose of paranoia can sometimes be a good thing.

Well, that is bad news for big-government Republicans, of course, but is it also bad news for the party as a whole?

Now, my take will undoubtedly surprise regular readers who know I often come to the defense of moderate conservative Republicans – I agree more often than I disagree with them: I think this is a good development.

Why do I think this is not necessarily a bad development? Because moderation does not automatically mean you have to favor big government – especially not wasteful spending. And let’s face it, there has been a lot of that for years, decades even.

I believe that the GOP can only stage a massive comeback if it convinces voters that it is a fiscally responsible party. Fiscal responsibility is not necessarily the same as fiscal conservative, but the two are twins. The Republican Party has to do better than it has done thus far- it has to favor policies that work, that are in the interest of today’s and of tomorrow’s voters. Massive debts and spending sprees may be nice for those living today, but they are horrific for future generations.

And let’s not even talk about pork, lobbyist groups being served day in, day out, and so on. Senator John McCain is quite a good example of a moderate yet fiscally reponsible Republican. Those who are not – those who use tax payer’s money to reward supporters, organizations and businesses – should be held responsible and kicked to the curve; if the GOP wants to show it is a valid alternative to the Democratic Party, that is.