How Do Tea Parties End? (read for a laugh)

politico.com ^ | 2/2/14 | Raymond Smith

[cotton1706]

ust how close is the Tea Party to its demise? Last week, Fox News didn’t even bother airing the group’s official response to Barack Obama’s speech, in which the president forcefully called for an end to tactics that prevent the government “from carrying out even the most basic functions of our democracy.” Even Speaker of the House John Boehner, who seemed so downtrodden last year, now has an extra spring in his step, and is daring to push for immigration reform over the vocal objections of the far right. All but the most extreme Republicans have abandoned their shutdown tactics, and though the GOP still vows to repeal Obama’s signature health law given the chance, the changing power dynamics on Capitol Hill are palpable.

Indeed, it’s been a rough few months for the Tea Party. Fewer Americans than at any time since 2010 now call themselves members or supporters of the group. The tactic of running far-right candidates in Republican primaries clearly cost the GOP control of the Senate in 2010 and again in 2012. Their intransigence also helped to prevent Mitt Romney from defeating the president they have so vilified. All this has sparked counter-mobilization by the GOP Old Guard too: Since last fall’s ill-conceived Tea Party-led gambit to shut down the government, defund the Affordable Care Act and potentially default on the national debt, establishment Republicans have boldly lashed out at conservative outside groups that once had them cowering in fear, while pouring millions of dollars into races across the country to bolster moderates against right-wing insurgents.

[SoFloFreeper]

I appreciate this article. Someone remind me of it when the Tea Party crushes Democrats in the upcoming elections...I want to email a “in your face” to the clown who wrote this...

They really have no idea who the Tea Party is or what they stand for in regards to politics and society.

[TLI]

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/02/02/contributions-to-rove-groups-plummet-after-taking-aim-at-tea-party-97940

[raybbr]

I see. Another champion of faggotry.

[Gay State Conservative]

During "Occupy Wall Street" there were several heroin ODs as well as several rapes.The city of New York had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up after their handler,Obama/Biden '12,dismissed them.

After a Tea Party Rally it's hard to find a chewing gum wrapper on the ground.

[WilliamRobert]

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