[Sola Veritas]

“Sarah then went on to explain why the content isn’t a victory and summarized by saying: Yes this is a victory because tea party patriots did shift the debate...”

“She’s not abrogating her principles and what she said was exactly correct.”

She is wrong and you are wrong to support what she said for it isn’t really true. So what if “discussion” was had???? At the end of the day nothing “substansive” that the Tea Party wanted was accomplished. Goodness, holding back tax increases didn’t even really happen. BTW - I am NOT a Tea Party member - I lean in their direction though.

Bottom line is that YOU just don’t get it about Sarah...she is OK but very falible. She just proved it. Michele Bachman, and I’m not endorsing her, actually did a better job of holding the line....and she actually could vote. I’m not seeing any praise for her, although she seems to deserve some IMO. Once again, Palinistas can’t see any flaw with Sarah, but can only see flaws in other candidates.

This is not rational behavior. Palin deserves to be seriously considered and possibly nominated, but she does not merit unquestioning worship.

[Sola Veritas]

BTW Rush doesn’t buy into any “victory” nonsense:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_080211/content/01125108.guest.html

[csense]

The only "substantive" approach without raising the debt ceiling would be to cut spending immediately by 4 or 5 trillion, and that wasn't going to happen when the democrats control the senate and the executive branch. No way, no how. It's that simple. Everybody knew we were going to raise the debt ceiling, even the tea party caucus, because there is no other way around it right now, and anybody that tells you otherwise either doesn't know what the hell they're talking about or is living in a delusion of wishful thinking.

I'm not sure why you seem to think changing the terms of the debate is insignificant, since it's the very tactic that got Obama elected, and considering that we have the media to deal with as a hostile entity, controlling the debate is a tool that we very much need.