Posted on 12/30/2011 11:40:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Remember Sara Palin's prediction in 2010 that a Tea Party "revolution" would sweep America? Now we are observing their overreach in Iowa. Republican candidates for President have to be ultra conservative to win the nomination but when the general election rolls around these candidates will be seen as too polarizing for Independents and many establishment Republicans. Isn't it obvious to Republican candidates who bear hug the Tea Party too tightly in order to win the primary that it will cause those candidates serious issues in the general election.
A couple of small favorite moments for me were watching Brian Schwetzer, the Democratic Governor of Montana on Fox News (yes I watch Fox from time to time even though it is personally painful) declaring that some of his Republican lawmakers proposed legislation to create an armed paramilitary force and a birther bill. Both measures failed. Schwetzer said he was tired of nutjob bills coming from the Tea Party elected legislators in his state. And watching a local example in the Southern Oregon region was the recall of Josephine County Commissioner Sandi Cassanelli. She and her Tea Party and Agenda 21 followers managed to get her elected. On December 6th Cassanelli was recalled by a 71-29 percent margin. The LTE's in The Daily Courier demonstrated that the Tea Party believers had clearly overreached - even in deeply red Josephine County. Thirty-nine citizens have lined up to be considered to finish Cassanelli's term. The remaining commissioners have learned through the recall that most citizens don't want to be associated with extreme positions on the Left or the Right.
As we enter another new year the Tea Party image is declining most sharply in GOP controlled districts than across the country at large. In November the Pew Research Center conducted a poll which demonstrates that the Tea Party is losing support nationwide.
Now if you think Democrats can just go on cruise control in the 2012 elections we should remember Senator Ron Wyden's words. He said nobody likes a president 100% of the time. If we like Obama 80% or 70% or whatever your personal percentage may be, then work to keep Obama in office for four more years.
It is fair to say the Tea Party impact on the Republican Party is waning. We cannot sit on our hands in 2012. We have a great deal of damage to undo! We Democrats and Independents can do it! Happy New Year!
” Look for a big win for us and a big fall for them. I have no doubts.”
I completely agree!
I’ve heard a lot of people pushing this thought about the Tea Party losing intensity.
Why should the TEA Party go hog wild right now? We’ve seen it time and time again those who do so at the beginning get worn out by the end of the race. It’s all about pacing yourself to get to the finish line with the most energy for one last big push.
Beside most tea Party folks are to busy working and trying to provide for their families.
It's grammatical bingo! What is Paulie's native tongue? It sure as hell can't be English.
Holy crap, you've got to be kidding me. I thought this was a letter-to-the-editor by a young child.
A horrendously written grammatical bloodbath. Even ignoring the content and intent, it's disgraceful. My eight-year-old writes better than this. And I'm not exaggerating.
Like a lot (if not all) of that ilk the individual is obsessed with the Koch brothers claiming they hired the gun totin', dangerous, racist, hatemongers ("teabaggers") to disrupt America at the command of evil corporations.
What is it about the Koch brothers that make lefties batty?
The Koch brothers are pikers compared to the Left's funding; namely, government grants at all levels, dozens of foundations, thousands of multi-multi-millionaires, dozens of multi-multi-billionaires, all unions, hundreds of special interest groups, tens (if not hundreds) of universities, and I'm guessing scores of other sources with more money than the Koch brothers' wealth has any hope of equaling.
Even if the Koch brothers are somehow channeling money to each of us in the Tea Party movement and NOT JUST TO the Republicans, et al. trying to co-opt the Tea Party movement, so f-in' what?
Shame on you Lefties and your patented projecting of your faults onto others. Shame. Wot? You have none? The ends justify the means? I get it.
Go Koch brothers!
Oregon ping...
actually you can’t spell either.. it’s Santorum not Santorem.. numbnuts
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lol! ....touche’!
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