Keeping our powder dry.
Writing the Tea Party off is a bit premature and unwise. And there is no doubt that the popularity of some of the new Rep governors will go down as they make the tough decisions. So be it. We are in a fight for our survival. This is not a time for polls or the faint of heart.
The screamer gleefully anticipated his candidacy for President, and "Swiftboat" Kerry's victory, as well.
Americans don't get their news or views from the Rat media anymore, and crazy Howard will be sorely disappointed.
If the Tea Party folks think that laying off government workers will restore former prosperity to their States, then they better stop drinking the koolaid and take another look at the effect of the loss of millions of jobs and their tax revenue that have been exported.
Get out of the beltway a little Mike and you’l see the fire might be burning even brighter. Don’ mistake a little lull in the action for a full retreat.
My TEA party on Staten Island has had a schism that saw all of 12 people leave the board. When the president asked for volunteers to take their place we got 3 for each one that left. Our plans to take over the Republican county Committee are going great and we had no trouble filling a bus for Washington this Wednesday. And we elected a Republican and “corrected the people’s 2008 mistake.”
So Mike we are doing just fine and if anything more fired up then we were last year.
I was at a town hall meeting with our PA state senator a few weeks ago, and it was attended by 60+ people without any mailers, only notice was posted on the senator's web site.
There were a few union hacks but 95% were either TEA party or gonna be TEA party people.
I guarantee you, none of these people were polled about Corbett, and if he is getting heat from the right, it's because things are moving in the right direction {but slowly, and we don't have patience}.
The superintendent of the local school district was at the meeting and I complained the district budget wasn't on-line, he said he didn't know that, and it is now on line.
Going to these meetings is a pain in the neck, but since most people work, it's up to retired folks to invest the time, it's "our job" to keep an eye on these critters, 'cause our kids and grand-kids can't, but will get sent the bill.
The union leadership with their media co-conspirators are a tough opponent to beat. But win we must.
I hope those amongst us who are articulate in speech, handy with the written word would become immersed in a public relations campaign to influence public opinion for our side. Write opinion pieces, call local radio/TV shows, speak out in the coffee group, bridge games, poker tables - be heard, be convincing - and play it smart!!
The press won’t make that case. Republicans and tea partiers need to do it themselves.
(Michael Barone)
He’s right. We did send a message but we still need to press on, put our shoulder to the wheel and work for change.
Just showing up ain’t gonna cut it.
No.....wait.....that was yesterday.
I love articles like this. The conservative base is smoking mad, many on the left are ignoring the smell. This movement will take time. Three words of advice, patience, patience, patience. I know we live in difficult times, so did our founding fathers. Donate to Free Republic.
We’ve made very clear that we are done with the same old garbage. Our “leaders” need to prove that they can get the job done without constant direction, instruction and hand holding. This is a test. If they fail the test they won’t be around very long.
The libs are too ignorant and selfish to take our mandates seriously. The Rs have a chance to prove that they do. If they let us down there will be payback.
Oh we’re here. We’re just working and having our lives, watching, thinking, observing — keeping our powder dry. Do not ever think we are gone.
We don’t yell and scream, sleep in government buildings, break windows and poop in public gardens, so you don’t see us.
Some fifteen years ago or so Democrats were terrified about a government shut-down. Now they’re drooling over one. What’s advantage is there now that didn’t exist in Clinton’s first term?
This is why people like Christie do well. I hate to say it, but if you don’t grab the megahorn and make the press report you, the MSM will bury conservatives.
The MSM is still very powerful.
Barone doesn’t know what he’s talking about. TEA is a living, breathing organism and just because things are quiet in one part of the country doesn’t mean there isn’t activity in another part. But that’s our strength. And 2 million people marching in DC isn’t going to be a daily occurrence, as we all have jobs and other responsibilities. A couple hundred people is a great crowd, as any FReeper will tell you.
I have noticed an increase in the number of articles that “prove” the TEA Party is on the way out.
I believe last November is starting to sink in and the communists are seeing actual withering and rollback of the “liberal progressive” breakthrough with The Øne leading the educated believers to glorious victory, blah blah... so on and so on.
They seem to believe that if they can “get rid of the TEA Party” then they will have their communist utopia.
This will get worse over time and individual attacks of violence such as rocks through windows and moderate physical hits and such as the email death threats that have, so far as I know, still not resulted in an arrest of the know and confessed perp, will morph into group violence against the “hater” conservatives.
As it becomes clear that 2010 will repeat itself in 2012 and either bammy is kicked to the curb or given enough voter fraud, illegals voting, etc, bammy is still in office, the House and Senate will be republican and the House strongly conservative resulting in bammy getting parked in a permanent time-out, the communists will perceive The Øne as being wronged by the “racist hater TEA Party conservatives” and will come unglued at the slightest of political inconveniences or reality checks and easily lapse into mindless violence.
That’s too bad because the “TEA Party” ain’t nothing but most all common sense American Citizens and the communists are surrounded by them every day and will never be able to “get rid” of them.
It’s going to get rough around 2012…