Posted on 10/27/2013 9:19:28 AM PDT by servo1969
Meghan McCain says her Arizona senator dad is “depressed” and “frustrated” with the tea party faction of the Republican Party, which she called “the hyper-conservative wing.”
The comments were part of Meghan’s promo for her new show, which no one will watch, Raising McCain.
As a Tea Party activist, I am all for making both McCains even more frustrated.
One of the most important developments in the new conservative movement has been encouraging regular Americans to participate directly in politics.
In California, that has meant many have gotten involved in local Republican groups and have become versed in the ways of state party politics and its Byzantine rules.
Recently, the Tea Party California Caucus formed in response to the state Republican Party’s continued lack of enthusiasm for formulating and implementing conservative policy.
On Canto Talk, I recently had a chance to interview its founder Randall Jordan, as well as California Tea Party coordinator Dawn Wildman. The caucus recently participated in the California Republican convention in Anaheim; Jordan says they met with “100 % more success” than they were anticipating and now the GOP establishment “can’t ignore us and knows we are not going away.”
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Wildman expands on the point, describing the level of enthusiasm she saw for the caucus at the convention:
“The was the hottest ticket of the weekend. And, the most interesting part of it was that it was 100% unadulterated tea party all the way and there was nothing the establishment could do about it.”
Jordan noted that another success was the passage of 4 of the 5 resolutions that the caucus introduced in Anaheim. These resolutions were:
Targeting the end of the Common Core standards in the state. Developing new voter identification rules. Eliminating Agenda 21 enforcement within the state. Resolving to strictly enforce immigration rules already in the books.
According to Jordan, the establishment “took the teeth” out of some of these introduced resolutions. However, the Tea Party members now “know how to play the game” and plan to come back with even stronger resolutions at the next convention.
Additionally, the Tea Party California Caucus is looking to 2014 with an eye toward local elections:
“We are going to focus on local races, going for service districts, school boards, city council seats, in order to get as many tea party members elected as possible,” said Jordan.
Finally, I wrapped it up by noting that the Tea Party has been entirely vindicated in its stance about Obamacare, if the complete failure of the roll-out is any indication. Jordan notes that his group spent only $5000 on their website and it is entirely functional.
The caucus plans on meeting in November to make even more plans.
From what I have read, he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Megan McCain: “I love to wear black.”
Peet: Of course you do dear. Black hides form and size. That is why the classic riddle/joke:
Q: What’s the difference between an elephant and an Italian grandmother?
A: Twenty pounds and a black dress.
I love and support the Tea Party and it makes my day that they’re vexing the old confused traitor McCain. Piss on him and may God help us drive him out of the picture.
Could we somehow ransom him back to them? Say, hold a special FReepathon to raise the cash they'd demand to take him? Just kidding!
There is talk that he may not run for re-election. That would suite me fine.
What other reason would he have than being afraid he might be primaried?
He has always been a totally miserable Senator. But many others in the Senate are like that?
Follow the Constitution. That is all the TEA party asks.
O’numbnuts swore an oath to protect and keep it, so did your daddy ms. mccain.
Retire you old fart.
Benedict Arnold was a war hero too, before he went loyalist...
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