Lugar Loss Highlights Sour Relationship Between Voters and Politicians

I wonder if one reason the number of self-identified Tea Party members has diminished over the past year or so is because of the realization that the Tea Party would represent a threat of a third party if it became demonstrably large.

Instead, I think many of those who consider themselves Tea Party material have made the decision to cast their lot with the Republican Party, in the hopes of accomplishing exactly what was accomplished when Lugar was thrown out of office.

Splitting off a huge conservative group into a third party would just ensure that Obama and the Dems remain in power, possibly even returning the House to the Democrats in the process.

Going at it this way, by keeping the Tea Party within the Republican ranks, is a far better way to accomplish the Tea Party goals. In fact, with enough of a rightward shift (and I think it will be a huge shift), Romney could be dragged well to the right of center and remain there throughout his Presidency. After all, he’s proven that he will move to where the voters of the moment are. If the voters are overwhelmingly moving right, so will he.

On another note, regarding Obama’s latest “enemies list,” at some point a few liberal reporters are going to go off the liberal reservation due to stuff like this. And when they do, they’re going to find themselves on a similar list. If that does happen, it’s going to wake up a lot of liberals to the mess they’ve created, at which point it could get interesting. (Obama’s treatment by the comedy shows will be the best place to gauge whether this process is underway, and how fast it’s progressing, should it ever get started.)

In the end, it may be only Mitt’s supreme court justices who have the ability to block the liberal assault on the individual.

You do realize what a faint hope that is?

The Willard will nominate Souters and Kennedys galore. As in Kelo, as in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, as in Lawrence vs. Texas. Can hardly wait to see Romney's nominees' opinions on the next 2A case.

Lookin' good for our side, if The Willard wins. </s>

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