7.) The nature of the debate within the republican party is how to bypass the reality of the fact that the public doesn't want what they want: low taxes on the wealthy, and less social insurance programs. The public by and large favors higher taxes on the wealthy and lower taxes for the middle class and poor.
The divide lies in how, then, to achieve their own agenda. Some believe in trying to twist President Obama's arm by refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless he implements the Republican Agenda, while others favor a more subtle approach of putting forth a fiscal agenda and hoping that the general public won't notice or understand the finer details of it.
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