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I think you've got a good grasp of it BG, as best I can tell the one thing I've found that unifies the party is wanting to get back to the old ideals held by the GOP before the neocons took over. I've long suspected there is a part of the Republican party that's tired of the religious fundies and extremists that seem to dominate the landscape of the GOP and want to move back to simple ideas of small govt and such (think Barry Goldwater). The Tea Party seems to fill this void rather well or at least could.
The rise in popularity of Libertarian party over the last few elections would certainly support that to some degree, however Ron Paul seems to be a little to extreme for the average voter and the movement really hasn't caught fire. Most conservatives I know (the sane ones) don't really care about social issues all that much, abortion and gay marriage for example mean very little to them, they stick with the GOP because its the lesser of two evils...at least they'll leave me alone and wont tax me to death kind of thing...Perhaps that's the crowd the Tea party will attract if they manage to build any kind leadership or identity. Which I guess would place their stance on social issues as being up to the individual member...
Still trying to get a grasp on what they really are myself.
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