GOP elite holds off the tea partiers.

Politico ^ | April 21, 2012 | James Hohmann

[true believer forever]

The Republican Party establishment has withstood the tea-party revolution.

The tricorne-hat wearing, Gadsden-flag waving insurgents were nowhere near the Republican National Committee’s annual meeting of state chairman, which wrapped up at a posh resort here Saturday afternoon.

Instead, veteran party leaders — who wore business suits even in the 100-degree heat — reigned supreme.

The 2012 meeting of the Republican national command shows just how little has actually changed in the Grand Old Party since the tea-party movement helped Republicans capture the U.S. House majority two years ago and announced that they were a powerful force in American politics.

While tea-party activists have won county chairmanships and seats on state central committees, few (if any) activists have clinched slots on the Republican Party’s 168-member governing committee.

[NYCslicker]

“Tell that to Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch.”

And Luger.

[Nebr FAL owner]

The GOP didn’t become the RAT party lite overnight & we will not drag it back kicking & screaming from the path of socialism , sodomy & surrender overnight or in just one election cycle !

Keep the faith in your fellow citizens who actually give a shit about the Constitution& keep working & hounding the bastard in Washington D.C. .

We will have to literally grind them down ,yes it will take time but that is what must be done . We are in this for the sake of our children & their children ! It is going to be a long drawn out forced march to overcome the “Old Guard “ of the party but it is the only way .

[presently no screen name]

Thanks for that - I just made it into an email and passed it around.

[onyx]

Thank you for your loyal support and your wonderful participation!

I think you’re one of our truly best! Always great insights from you!

[onyx]

WOW! Good on you!
Thanks very much!!

[onyx]

Bikkuri made a colorized version!

[presently no screen name]

Obumo getting reelected makes everything suck worse.

You sound like mitt getting the nomination would prevent that!! That is the BIGGEST LIE - Check out Post #38 - and open your eyes. You will be guaranteed to get obama and you now will have the downfall of America on your hands! Everything about his campaign has been a LIE and he is a KNOWN LIAR! Believing the hype - says you believe con men openly and willingly.

[Vendome]

K?

Eff em.

F*/-**ers.

I will never send RNC thin nickel or single dime.

Hoes...

[rawcatslyentist]

The Republican Party establishment has withstood the tea-party revolution.

Tell that to Bammy the dog eating slammy.

I will NOT VOTE FOR A BABY KILLER!

[true believer forever]

K?

Eff em.

F*/-**ers.

I will never send RNC thin nickel or single dime.

Hoes...

Okey dokey, would you like to send Newt some money then? He could surely use it, even some thin nickels, and a bunch of dimes...

www.newt.org/donate

I liked your pithy post a lot :)

[true believer forever]

The Republican Party establishment has withstood the tea-party revolution.

Tell that to Bammy the dog eating slammy.

I will NOT VOTE FOR A BABY KILLER!

Have you considered Newt? Everyone in the establishment hates him, they hate him a lot. He would bust up DC bigtime and put the big boys in their place...

would you be interested in helping Newt get to tampa?

[tommix2]

I’ve signed my Declaration of Independence from the Ruling Class GOP-e. They can pound sand.

Me too.

[tommix2]

yes it will take time but that is what must be done There isn't time. We must destroy them now.

[rawcatslyentist]

I voted for him in La.

The best we can do is pray. G_d is our only hope.

[Venturer]

After this election there may not be a GOP.

[central_va]

I am sure the Whigs felt the same smug way in the early 1850’s......

[LibLieSlayer]

I AM NO LONGER A republiCON. I will NEVER vote for mitt. These #^$^)#&% cannot win without "US"... and "US" will never vote for mitt. I was right all along... if America survives... the GOP and the dims must not. We need a true Conservative party and we will have one... even if we have to build it on top of the rotting carcass of the republiCON nightmare. FU gop/e and any stupid idiot that supports you. VOTE for the Conservatives in the gop... shun the leftist republiCONS... they are not moderates... they are GOD-less creatures of the left.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

I think that faux news is a subsidiary of the gop/e and they will manufacture and lie to promote the ideology of rupert murdoch and roger ailes (romney)... and their past is all the proof a thinking person needs to arrive at this conclusion.

LLS

[jmaroneps37]

Dream on Democrats.

[mo]

“The GOP elite can take full blame for this whole debacle.”

Whether in the end it works out for Obama or Romney in the WH....for the GOP-e....and their owners/masters...it will be fine