[DRey]

In a nutshell: if Romney wins, Tea Party goals are toast. Perry is best hope for winning and fulfilling Tea Party aspirations. But make no mistake, this guy hates Perry. The last sentence of his article: The rest of us are left to recall the advice handed down 10 years ago by the late, wisecracking Cassandra of Texas politics, Molly Ivins: “Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.”

[South40]

Using the New York Times to push RINO Rick? LMAO!!

That's a keeper!

[Hunton Peck]

The dying Slimes, like the CommiePost is desperate to make this out to be a two-man race.

[Paleo Conservative]

They New York Times wishes.

[PaleoBob]

Bill Keller is a Marxist hack. Nothing he writes is worth reading or discussing.

[Rodm]

NO, the Tea party is fine. It’s over for the NY Times!

[TheBigB]

Is the NY TIMES still in business? I thought they went out with Zoot suits and raccoon coats.

[ken21]

no.

[Tzimisce]

Who keeps reading this paper?

[truthfreedom]

There is no doubt that Ron Paul will stay in the race, taking 10+% or substantially more. Perry might not even last the year. Romney is a Northern RINO, Perry is a Southern RINO.

Ron Paul invented the tea party.

[PGalt]

Great thread. Thanks to all posters.

TEA (Taxed Enough Already) is NEVER over. Witness history. Our history.

—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

[mo]

Flyover country peons and peasants keep getting in the way of their betters in the DC RinoCracy....

[Lorianne]

I don’t think the tea party will be over just because there is not good Presidential candidate.

Just work to get conservatives in Congress, especially the Senate.

I will not vote for Romney, the RNC can stuff it.
If Romney is the nominee, the Republican party is finished IMO

I might (and I stress might) vote for Perry depending on running mate. Don’t like Perry much either, but at least it doesn’t seem like he is the RNC freeze dried candidate.

Most likely I’ll skip voting for President and just focus on Congressional, State and local races and try to get as many conservatives in as possible (and as many status quo Republican out as possible).

[upchuck]

Frigging NYSlimes trying to pick out candidate again. FU NYT!

[MadelineZapeezda]

Nah....they are just brewing!

[JimSEA]

Just my thought but it seems as though the Democrat and MSM are itching for any sort of Tea Party protest that can bump up against the OWS and the ensuing violence can be blamed in the Tea Party. They also long to unleash the pent up violence of the union / Marxist coalition behind OWS.

[ohioman]

What a bad flashback. Molly Ivins was a real POS.

[ohioman]

What a bad flashback. Molly Ivins was a real POS.

[El Gato]

ideologically elastic

translates to "without principals".

[South40]

I’ve missed nothing. Your support of liberal Rick Perry is completely transparent as is your desperation in knowing he has less chance of becoming the Republican nominee with each passing day.

[SuziQ]

In a nutshell: if Romney wins, Tea Party goals are toast.

That's only true if Republicans who win Congressional seats are moderates and RINOS. I don't see that happening in all places. Even though the Tea Party hasn't had any large scale gatherings, there are still Tea Partiers working at state levels for candidates who meet their smaller government, less spending criteria.