[TomGuy]

In short, WHO is gonna “take back” the Republican party?

Many of the new 'tea party' Pubbies folded within weeks. Pubbies, in general, are expected to fold on most issues. It's their nature. It's what they do.

Many of them run to the right during the election, only to change direction and head left soon after they take their seats.

Two of the greatest disappointments of the last 2 years have been Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Marco Rubio. They can't push the leftist agenda fast enough any more. What happened to them? Who has the compromising pix? But, I could easily list a dozen more who have turned left.

My state has only 1 national office still held by a Democrat. [All 4 House seats and 1 Senate seat are now held by Republicans.] Just a few elections ago, most of those were held by Democrats. But, the Republicans now holding those seats tend to be in the 60-70% range in supporting conservative issues. And none of them have made headlines bucking the GOPelite or GOP leadership.

Many party members have been screaming for the 'change from within' since the 2002 election cycle. The GOPe still hold the power positions. The 'tea party' had a chance to make a major statement in January, but they folded and went along with the other Republicans to re-elect the same Speaker of the House.

Doing the same things, voting the same people back in, is not going to change the party. Recall the standard definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

[Again, I relinquish the soapbox.]

[rodguy911]

Hey Tom don’t give up the box. Show us the path if there is one we don’t know about.

[Sal]

The 'tea party' had a chance to make a major statement in January, but they folded and went along with the other Republicans to re-elect the same Speaker of the House.

According to my representative no one was willing to take the position.

[PaleoBob]

Doing the same things, voting the same people back in, is not going to change the party. Recall the standard definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

[Again, I relinquish the soapbox.]

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Good stuff all the same. When I look in the mirror these days I seem to see bruises and welts all over my forehead. It must be from decades of voting for Republicans.

(And, to think. I coulda had a V-8 instead!)