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"Are you led to believe that the media would not try to associate Bachmann with tea party participants if she gets towards the front. Do you think the media would not try to associate Perry with the TEA party, and then try to tear him apart?"

They will try, but the Tea Party movement needs to be diligent about not allowing it to be associated with a single candidate. Personally, I support Bachmann, but I do not think that she should be seen as the face of the Tea Party movement as a whole. From the polls I have seen, the majority of Tea Party members seem to be supporting Perry. I do not think that he should be seen as the face of the Tea Party movement. Eventually the majority of Tea Party members bill line up behind a single candidate, even if it is after the primary. That person still should not be seen as the face of the movement just because the majority of the members support him/her. I do not think that Tea party groups should make endorsements, but should leave that up to individual members.

Finally, I think that Palin is easier to take out than most of the other candidates because she gets into too many personal squabbles, rather than mere disagreements over issues. Bachmann at least has the discipline to stay on message and not get sucked into personal squabbles. As I have said many times, I think that this is because Palin is more of a populist than an ideological conservative. Bachmann is more rooted in ideology. While I do not want to see any particular candidate presented as the face of the Tea Party movement, Palin represents a specific problem as her battles with her critics are more centered around personal slights, real or imagined.

I read the post, and read it again. I do understand what you are saying, and why.

I just do not agree on some of the basis and foundation upon which you make the additional comments and conclusions.

However, politics was never a sport based on agreements between individuals.

Most times, the delving into the why of the post is much more interesting than the face value content.

At times, (present company excluded) it is downright amusing, and actually generates a wife's head turning laugh.