[EternalVigilance]

The tea party types are amateurs. They are small businesspeople, retired military, doctors and so forth that are professionals in their occupations but amateurs in politics. We need to be patient with their learning curve. They learned a lesson in October when the government shutdown backfired. And they won’t make that mistake again. Indeed, their basic acceptance of the Ryan-Murray deal indicates precisely that growth of perspective and maturity.

The arrogance and resultant stupidity of the mercenary paid hack political class all in one paragraph.

No, they are not "amateurs." They are citizens, members of the sovereign body of the people, the rulers of the United States of America.

[nascarnation]

What he is correct about though is that few of them as candidates have been prepped to put up with the withering MSM assault they invariably get.

[iacovatx]

“No, they are not “amateurs.” They are citizens, members of the sovereign body of the people, the rulers of the United States of America. “

Correct. And, they vote! And, they pay attention! And, they donate! And, they notice the Dem party doesn’t have a problem with the insane, Marxist base of their party. Knowing this, tea party people know they have to have a strong defense against the left.