You’re not going to dig the entrenched out of Washington in one or two elections. It’s just not going to happen.
The more true conservative governors and congressmen we elect will increase our chances, and if we stay the course we’ll eventually have a steady stream of conservative presidents.
If Obama is kicked to the curb next year, and Congress is controlled by (mostly) Tea Party Republicans, the Tea Party will be a HUGE success.
In their dreams, The Boston Globe WISHES the TEA Party would fail.
It hasn’t failed and it won’t fail.
-PJ
Anyhow, who gives a 'Rats a** what a lowly Globe Liberal writer says....
BTW, is the Tea Party really organized, or a loose coalition of groups/people as we were in the early days of America? I think the latter.
Huh? Who wrote this some DUer?
It’s an anti Tea Party article. But it’s right about Newt. He is not anywhere near the kind of guy we want. I agree with them about his lobbying. Newt is all about newt. He wants what he wants.
I think the Tea Party was waiting for Sarah, and she wimped-out.
¨Game on, Mr President!¨
Thanks a lot for nothing.
2) The Tea Party is too new to field a national candidate. The current national figures that would be ideal TP candidates are not yet ripe, ie B Jindal, M Rubio, S Walker, P Ryan and C Christie.
3) Holding the GOP responsible to a conservative budget is a daily demonstration of TP strength and relevance.
4) A victory for the TP in 2012 would be; Obama gone and majorities in the House and Senate. Period. And that is very doable.
5) The MSM is licking their chops over a Newt run, but they ain't who they used to be. We're getting stronger and they are getting weaker.
Really getting sick of the Newt bashing that is going on. Choices are shaping up to be Obama, Mitt or Newt...which one would be the best for the country? IMHO Newt is a no-brainer selection from that set of choices.
It’s going to take a long time for the Tea Party to do its work. We are fighting against the most solidly entrenched, best-funded political machine ever devised by man — on both sides of the aisle.
To assume that the Tea Party has failed if we nominate a liberal like Romney or Huntsman, a lukewarm “conservative” like Gingrich or a candidate with warts like Perry is ridiculous. Even grass roots need time to take hold.
Tea party said not romeny
well we have “not romeny”
Welcome to the United Soviet States of America..where the Pravda State Media “vet” the candidates to the pleasure and needs of the RinoCrat UniParty.
This “election” will be a non-election...featuring the state approved “candidates”-whose only distinction is whether they are black or white.
A true headline. I agree completely. Sad state of affairs. Like with Obama, Americans will come to regret Gingrich should he be elected.
The way it is going I will more than likely not be voting for Romney or Gingrich or Ron Paul if they win. I would reluctantly vote for Perry kicking and screaming and cursing. But I think the only two left after the entire group of candidates was narrowed is Bachmann and Santorum. There are a thousand reason why we are where we are now. in a way the tea party is a joke. I say that because they couldn’t help Bachmann or Cain. But mostly Bachmann. Now Cain is out. I am serious I will be voting for someone but not Gingrich, who I am not sold on, or Romney, who I detest. I could vote for Laurie Roth or the constitution party nomniee if I have to because at some point I’llw ant the GOP to just crash and burn when Romney or Gingrich have no chance to win the general.