Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Tea Party is no friend of the GOP

For, some reason the GOP seems to believe that the Tea party is an ally. This is false while many tea party members are more likely to agree with the GOP they are not good for the party overall. The Tea party is running candidates either as a third party candidate on the Tea party ticket, or they are running in republican primaries. The Tea party is trying to hijack the GOP just like the neo-cons did earlier this century. I find it a lack of leadership in the GOP for the reason that any little movement or group that even has a tinge of conservatism automatically has the whole GOP kowtows to these small groups instead of assimilating certain members of these groups into the larger GOP base and tent. The Tea party has yet to define what it stands for we all know what they are against but what are they for. The GOP should proceed with caution when it comes to the Tea party otherwise we will be painted into a corner and lose a golden opportunity to take control of at least the House of Representatives. As we are courting the Tea Party independents that were flocking to us are starting to flock back to the democrats in recent polls. The Tea party is a movement and not a friend to the GOP.

2 comments:

  1. I respectfully disagree with you when you say the Tea Party movement is not a friend of the GOP. This is the wrong message to create and enforce during a time when fiscally conservative principles are at stake in this nation. The GOP and the Tea Party movement should be working together. I believe that your post sends the wrong message. One that Barack Obama and his minions are counting on for 2012.

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  2. I have to agree with Angela... as a lifelong (53) Republican I have seen my party stray from the flock when they were'drunk with power' and decided to 'one up' the dims by trying to be the good guy...Medicare Part 'B'. Hello.... Then came TARP and the snowball continued to roll.
    The mantra of less gov't & cut taxes will only go so far. The time is now to return to our Constitutional principles, it is time for a reality check the to sustain the status quo will be the death knell of America. IMO

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