Of Tea and Party

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[wgflyer]

Of Tea and Party

For quite some time now I have been clamoring for a third party which could replace the GOP with real conservative thinking, and conservative policy. I looked at the Libertarians, and the the Constitution party, both of which have their pros and cons, but could not find a good solid replacement along the lines I sought.

Meanwhile, the GOP ceded more and more of its moral integrity to the Left, stuffing itself with pork and growing ever more self important, completely forgetting the people it purported to represent. Of late, Republican constituents have even become annoying to Republican incumbents. The annoyance is very obvious. They want to keep their cushy jobs, and continue to live large on the taxpayers’ dole.

So up came the tea parties, all around the nation. Their prominence in politics of late has scared the hell out of both Democrats and Republicans, threatening to upset the wagon and turn them out into the street, where there may be some tar and feathers waiting.

And the tea parties were mocked, insulted, whined about all over the established political landscape, but they rise anyway because the damage now is just too great. Some house cleaning is in order. Finally, Americans are moving, and I love them for it.

But I see, also, the GOP trying to gather the various tea party groups into their sphere of influence. Like the nobody who tries to stand for a clandestine photo beside a famous actor, these fools sidle in and try to blend. Huckabee, Romney, Juliani, Gingrich, Santorum...the list is endless. Old hat Republicans who see the wave and want to ride it back into prominence. To whatever degree that the tea party movement accepts these people as spokesmen I fear for them. The tea party movement must remain aloof from incumbents, ex incumbents, and old hat pundits and instead replace those incumbents and individuals in the GOP hierarchy with grass roots conservatives willing to dismantle the Federal Government back to its rightful size and duties as laid out by the Constitution.

But the one thing I fear more than anything is that the tea parties will actually become the Tea Party. Once they become a bona fide political party they will begin the slide back to the current state of the Democrats and Republicans. They will begin to fill their ranks with candidates with stars in their eyes, “leaders” with careers on their minds and political ambitions that preclude actual representation of the people who elect them.

No. The tea parties must never become the Tea Party. They must remain a loose collection of very passionate regional grass roots conservatives led by their own local firebrands and churches, and generating a constant stream of new conservative candidates to cycle through both Federal and State GOP positions for short durations and return to their private sector existence. The tea parties should occupy and police the GOP, but should not BE the GOP.

With the tea party movement we have clarity. Conservatism is defined for all to see, finally, and people like it. The two party aparats are likewise clearly exposed for what they are, and can not defend themselves with any logic or consistency of thought. The only defense, in both parties, is vitriol and bile. (Witness Karl Rove’s nastiness towards the winning tea party backed candidate in Delaware).

If the tea parties ever become the Tea Party, they will lose everything they are now gaining, and more.

[DNME]

The upcoming “Republican tsunami” is made up almost entirely of the Tea Party. The GOP is poised for huge wins in November, true enough, but you might notice that a lot of these incoming Republicans are new faces, not the usual pack of old RINOs.

You don’t suppose the Tea Party has been running candidates under the GOP banner, do ya?

Smaller government, lower taxes, more personal liberty — gee, the Republicans sure sound a lot like those crazy Tea Party radicals!

Oh ... wait ...

[mylife]

I really do think the internet has changed things.

I used to be the crazy bastard that yelled at the TV when lies where spoken.

Now people hear me.

Now people get their news through the internet, they blog and converse.

In the olden days they could be isolated By the MSM AND PAINTED.

That just isnt true anymore.
FR is a prime example. Dan Rather will attest to that.

[abb]

I really do think the internet has changed things.

It will have a greater impact on humankind than did the invention of the printing press 500 years ago.

[mylife]

I agree, If we can keep it free.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Look at the election of 1860— they didn’t get a majority— if the Democrats hadn’t been split—there Civil War might have been avoided.