Please indicate what Bush big spending policies Palin critisized from January 21 2001 - January 19th 2009. Take your time. I’ll wait.
The point is too many Tea Party folks were AWOL when it came to Republican schnanigans. And one doesn’t need to be a cynic to notice the coincidental date when they became active. Not that help from RNC backed entities isn’t welcome. But they sure as heck shouldn’t be trusted or seen as genuine or given any plaudits for their past derelictions.
Tea Party folks weren’t AWOL....I would describe them as loosely cast. Like in the 1968 election and again in the 1980 election there are times when people are fed up have had more than enough and take their outrage to the polls. Just because people don’t do things the way you want them to does not mean they were not out there doing the business of conservatives.
Complain all you want. 2010 may have been a sea change if those who helped turned congress around stay active. If on the other hand they do what you do and complain about what was rather than working for what should be they will get the same result
have fun complaining it seems to be what you do best