Watch individual members, not the party.
no dems wrote:
IF THE GOP GOES ALONG WITH THIS, IT'S TIME TO FORM THE "CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF AMERICA".
The TEA Party caucus should vote against this. And any true conservatives should seriously consider voting against this.
In 2012, all "establishment Republicans" who go along with this need to be eliminated in the primaries.
Ballot access laws in most states are written to protect the establishment parties. I live in Florida. Charlie Crist (RINO) tried to run as an "Independent" last year. I thought he was washed up, but when I heard his radio add during the last 3 weeks before the election and he said, "Look for me on line 9 on your ballot," I knew he had no chance at all.
Until that changes, a "third party" is doomed. Better to reclaim and reform the Republican party.
Right now, from what I'm hearing about this deal, this will grow government. The "cuts" are from projected spending increases, not from current spending.
There are two major things wrong with this. First, spending in Fiscal Year 2012 and 2013 (the only two years which this Congress can actually control) will go up, not down. The second is pretending that this Congress can do anything about years after Fiscal Year 2013, it can't. On January of 2013, a new Congress will be sworn in, and that Congress can do anything, including reversing anything this Congress has done.
The status quo is going to be maintained for now: 