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In 2010, the tea party movement struck the first
blow to the Establishment by working within the Republican Party to
elect limited government, constitutional conservatives. Because their
aim is to return power to individuals and localities, the tea party is
the only organic, grass roots movement in this country that is by its
very nature subversive to the political Establishment and therefore to
the culture of “The Bigs.”
Since the 2010-midterm elections there has
been a quiet war going on within the Republican Party between the
Establishment and the insurgent tea party movement. It is the outcome
of this war, rather than whether a centrist third party candidate will
emerge, that we believe is the crucial factor in determining whether or
not our country will be able to rid itself of the destructive culture
of “The Bigs.”
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The central question of this defining period of time in which we live:
Will the Tea Party, with all its iconoclastic energy and goals, succeed
in defeating the Establishment? For the country’s sake, let’s hope the
answer is yes. [The
Washington Establishment's Big Problem]
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Writing
for RCP, Michael Needham and Tim Chapman have captured THE BIG IDEA in
this article, and it makes me giddy.
"Finding a middle road
and going along to get along is how our nation ended up $14.8 trillion
in debt. If the Republican Party were to live up to the opportunity it
was given in the 2010 election, a third party would not be necessary."
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The saying goes "elephants never forget", but in this case I think "rinos never figure it out" is probably closer to the reality...
ReplyDeleteBaby steps.
ReplyDeleteBaby steps got us here. Baby steps will get us out. Anybody who thinks that a candidate like Elmer Gantry Perry or Manson Lamps Bachman could win a national election is drawing to an inside straight.
And that will guarantee the deal will be sealed. And not in our favor.
Bobby Ahr