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To: HarleyD
This has happened several times already. Last time the House Tea Party members got burned. I don’t think they’re going to let that happen again but I’ve been disappointed before.
The Tea Partiers have already been burned (all but 22 of them) when they voted for the Boner bill just because he said he would add the BBA to it. I HOPE the ones that voted for it didn't think we were stupid enough to think that the BBA would actually stay in there, I actually HOPE that those that voted for it were actually so naive to think they had won a concession and were not just voting yes so that they could say to their constituates "but we thought we were voting for the BBA, I'm still a good conservative" (They voted for it before they voted against it). Unfortunately, the way I see it, all but 22 of the House Republicans need to be primaried next year.
60 posted on 07/31/2011 8:04:19 AM PDT by conservaterian (Sarah/DeMint '12)
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To: conservaterian

I try to turn a blind eye, but....AYFKM?

Yes, lets give up the gains we made in the house, over a transitory moment on the way to controlling the entire government.

I just had this argument last night, with someone much smarter on the merits, but at the end of the day, the truth is, there can be no meaningful reform with the Kenyan in the White House, and Dingy Harry as Maj.Leader.

2012 Changes that. Every Republican that can get by without voting No to Boner, needs to show that they understand what Reagan said.

You take the Half a loaf now. When you come back, You’re now negotiating for the rest.

The Tea Party has WON. (Are we talking about enhancing revenue...No.)

Dont try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory FCOL.


61 posted on 07/31/2011 8:10:01 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to...." ;)
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