Posted on 09/13/2009 6:35:38 AM PDT by yongin
Yesterday's 9-12 Project and the local Tea Party rallies were roaring successes. The Tea Parties are much more effective at voicing opposition to Obama's policies than the hapless GOP leadership in Congress. With the success of the Tea Parties, it will be only a matter of time before GOP politicians and especially potential 2012 candidates to attempt to make the Tea Parties as their own. Mitt Romney is a man who might try to "buy" the Tea Party movement. With his vast wealth, Romney could open his wallet and fund Tea Party rallies across the country until 2012. Under such a scenerio, the Tea Party organizers wouldn't have to worry about raising money for rallies.
Big Questions: If Romney gave generous donations to the Tea Party movement, does this entitle him to conservative support?
The best way to kill a movement is to take away its autonomy.
Romney is part of the problem, I’m not sure he is capable of sincere change, or that he could ever regain enough trust.
Dittos, we dont need a collectivist and pretender for a pretend leader.
LOL! Oh thank-you for my morning chuckle, was thinking the same thing. I do believe the GOP party royalty will try to co-opt the tea party movement at all costs, while at the same time referring to the followers as "wingnuts".
No. At least as far as I’m concerned- it is not his religion. Unless someone is trying to change me, I don’t care about their religion. It’s their business and I’m odd enough to believe it’s none of my business- it’s personal.
And I don’t “hate” Romney. He’s ok- but he has no defining principles.
He’s a charming fellow and obviously a very smart one. He’s just too northeast Republican for me (I grew up in Mass- my mother knew him) and I simply don’t trust him.
I agree. the Tea Party exists in large part to people’s digust for both parties. I true conservative Republican is in the best position to get the support of the Tea Party but that’s no guaranty.
If Myth Romney did that, I'd find a different movement.
Why would we try to do the dem “rent-a-crowd thing? Dems own that ... and we don’t need it. Tea party people are true grassroots and it needs to stay that way...
I couldn't care less what mitt romney (R)ino Massachusetts chooses to believe, it doesn't make his lack of conservative principles one iota more or less acceptable to me.
So he's a Mormon, B.F.D. So is one of conservatism's most powerful beacons of light and truth, Glenn Beck.
You might want to retire that old canard before the feathers fall off.
Who is Mitt Romney??
We don’t need any more silver spoon types in office. We need REAL people who understand the REAL lives, and concerns of REAL average Americans.
I think I saw such a person on a video not too long ago..she was wearing waders which had fish guts dripping off.
Someone called her “Sarah Barracuda”
Hi ladyjane.
Moving on from calling Willard (invokes a rat) as a “wolf”,
is this a good idea?
Why did not Romney run for Senator from Massachusetts?
Is Romney really the COWARD?
Romney fled to La Jolla (about as far as he could
go)after installing RomneyCARE.
Let’s get Mitt to run for Senator and increase his gravitas.
I don’t hate Romney, jane. And I am certainly not afraid of him. We plan to re-defeat Mitt in New Hampshire 2012!
It was great fun the 1st time and the 2nd time will be a hoot.
You don’t mind if I borrow that quote, do ya?
You don’t mind if I borrow that quote, do ya?
Huh?
With Romney Care running Massachusetts into debt?
Hmmmmm.
It is interesting that Romney can generate a whole thread even when he is quiet and doing nothing.
Obviously, the worry about Romney runs deep.
broncobilly,
He’s been quiet because whenever he opens his mouth, a smelly gas erupts.
Romney could beat Obama in 2012. I don’t think Palin could do it no matter how mad everyone is at the Dems. She would be looked at as inexperienced as Obama was (when he was elected), and Obama will have 4 more years of ‘experience’ than Palin. I think we are making a mistake if we ‘overlook’ Mitt Romney since he is a little more ‘liberal’ than we might like, and jump on the Palin bandwagan.
Typical grade school play yard talk.
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