Posted on 12/13/2011 5:38:55 AM PST by Billlknowles
A few years ago, I was an early, enthusiastic supporter of the Tea Party movement. Its essential belief in limited government and individual freedom form the core of conservative principles. The group's message of low taxes, deficit reduction and fidelity to the Constitution resonated with me.
However, my Tea Partying days are over.
The shot gun wedding between the Tea Party and the Republican Party after the 2010 midterm election has been consummated. It definitely wasn't a match made in heaven.
Unelected Tea Party police chieftains are calling the shots. They demand acquiescence to their agenda and intimidate Republican officeholders adhere to it or face a primary challenge.
The Tea Party purist police - with their rigid ideological orthodoxy - presume to know who's a "true" conservative. Now various Tea Party groups, most notably the State of Georgia Tea Party, wants to purge the GOP ranks of heretics.
Tea Party groups around Georgia are mobilizing to challenge Republican state elected officials they’ve deemed RINOs - Republicans In Name Only
(Excerpt) Read more at wearepolitics.com ...
If agreeing with Jim Robinson's views on conservatism makes someone a brown noser then there are a lot of Freepers with that problem. It is amazing how you throw insults without answering the question. But a coward you remain. Maybe you should go to the FR home page and review. So when you grow a pair and can address what specific part of Free Republic's version of conservatism you disagree with then you will always be known as Snow Peas to me.
You must have some serious self-esteem issues — you sure have a lot invested in “proving” your relative worth and manhood here on this A-N-O-N-Y-M-O-U-S forum! ROFLMAO!
You’re really a piece of work. You might want to seek help.
I am just flat tired of hearing about what’s wrong the people here at FR. It’s the trolls and pretenders that come in here like they know something and start do harm intentionally.
We should be united; not divided.
>> I am just flat tired of hearing about what’s wrong the people here at FR...We should be united; not divided.
OK. Peace, and FRegards
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