From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Pragmatism and principle are dividing the GOP.

Hello again, I'm Orin-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Ronald Reagan's advice to party colleagues was never speak ill of another Republican, but some

are now talking of civil war.

Carl Rove has promised big money to oppose GOP primary candidates he calls unelectable because

they're too extreme to be Democrats.

That's caused a Tea Party backlash against a Washington establishment

accused of clinging to power

by compromising on principle.

We'll hear about a party divided on many issues

and on how to capture the Senate

in next year's elections.

On a reporter's notebook later on,

an asteroid that could take out a major city

is coming our way,

but astronomers say, not to worry.

First, here's the news.

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