Posted on 10/31/2012 8:16:46 PM PDT by neverdem
"Bring out yer dead!"
The left spent the last two years shouting the famous Monty Python line at the Tea Party, determined to infect the movement with cadaverous gloom. By mid-2011 the press had started a death watch. "Tea Party's heyday could be nearing end," warned the Hill. "Tea Party movement looks stalled," exhorted ABC News.
A poll by CBS/New York Times (and when are they ever not reliable?) alleged that Tea Partiers were less popular than Democrats, Muslims, and atheists. Also Stalinists, Imperial Stormtroopers, and the Jersey Shore cast. Loony Tea Party ideas, declared serious people with pale faces wearing suits, had finally been stopped -- and in the nick of time.
But despite the death knells, Republicans in the House of Representatives, swelled by Tea Party legislators who flooded Congress in 2010, are poised to keep their majority this year.
And the margin may be wide. Real Clear Politics counts 195 seats as safe Republican, compared to 154 as safe Democrat. Throw in likely and leaning seats, and Republicans keep the lead 226-183. That leaves 26 toss-up races. And while twice as many toss-ups are for incumbent Republicans than Democrats, Democrats could win every toss-up and still not control the House.
The likely scenario is that Democrats pick up a pittance of seats, John Boehner keeps his gavel, and the House remains a legislative idea shop for conservatives. The lower chamber has gotten almost no attention. There's far more froth coming from the presidential race and the Senate. And with vacancies inevitable on the 5-4 Supreme Court, the entire federal government is looking competitive this election, except for the Tea Party House...
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Tea Party is my party. I am no longer a Republican.
I initially read that title as “Defying the Death Eaters,” and wondered when Harry Potter was elected to Congress.
I’m Tea Party.
Ha, ha, yeah, having Boehner as Speaker of the House is a real plus for the Tea Party... not.
It isn’t a given that Boenher will be retained as Speaker of the House. I’m in Ohio and I think he needs to stand down. He has been worthless. My son used to work in D.C. and knew Boehner. He said he never met a deal he didn’t like.
I hope they elect a new speaker and I hope Allen West retains his seat. He’d make a wonderful Speaker of the House in the future. I think they have to almost be a career politician to be elected as Speaker.
Given that margin, I wouldn’t mind it if Boo-hoo Boehner lost his seat. That candy-a$$ed crybaby needs to go sit in the shade and sniffle.
What would be totally awesome would be a Tea Party Leader of the House. Then maybe we could get some work done!
LOL! With redistricting, he probably has the safest seat from Ohio. It'll have to be a coup from within the GOP in the House.
What would be totally awesome would be a Tea Party Leader of the House. Then maybe we could get some work done!
They'll need a cooperative Senate and White House just to repeal Obamacare. There's a lot more detritus from the left that needs to be repealed or reformed from the last century.
Oh that hurts. I was hoping he was going to hang tough like he said he would last election. We really need to get rid of the 'good ole boys' network and get back to doing the will of the people. When they listen to special interest groups, large financial donors, etc., they are not listening to the will of the people (larger population) only a small percentage.
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