You mean if Obama starts doing everything the Tea Party wants (fat chance) the Tea Party won’t change their positions for the sake of opposing him? I guess.
While you’re at it can you give us the final score on the Super Bowl?
Pray for Egypt
No.
Sheesh.
Aint gonna happen. Even if it did, Obamacare isnt the only issue but just a symptom. Tea Party on!
If Obama didn’t want Obamacare and the Democrats didn’t want Obamacare, they wouldn’t have voted for it. They knew they’d lose a lot of seats, and they voted for it anyway.
Whoever wrote this is really quite stupid.
Whatever they rule, Obamacare will keep on rolling along.
He hasn't obeyed any laws yet.
Worst hand wringing ever!
Either he is sowing disinformation to try and make the Tea Party a one issue movement or he is ignorant of what the Tea Party is all about. My vote is on the first.
Beg to doubt...
The Health Care issue may have been the most important single issue driving the formation of the Tea Party, but repealing it will not make the Tea Party go away.
Health care was simply the most identifiable of numerous onerous power abuses emanating from Washington. The public is awake now. Simply repealing health care will not put them back to sleep.
This is what the TEA Party is all about! It will be kind of difficult to shut us down as long as these taxes exist!
Taxed Enough Already
Sales Tax
School Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Excise Taxes
Property Tax
Cigarette Tax
Medicare Tax
Inventory Tax
Real Estate Tax
Well Permit Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Inheritance Tax
Road Usage Tax
CDL license Tax
Dog License Tax
State Income Tax
Food License Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Social Security Tax
Service Charge Tax
Fishing License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Building Permit Tax
IRS Interest Charges
Hunting License Tax
Marriage License Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Personal Property Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
While it will surpress TEA stuff (a little) it will also rob Obama of his one 'victory'. That, going into 2012, would dearly hurt him.
“””Without Obamacare, the Tea Parties will lack a central issue to demonize Obama and Democrats in 2012”””
What rock is this Master person sleeping under?
ObamaCare is but one of the many issues that rile the American Public.
The Tea Party is hardly a single issue political phenomena.
I disagree. Even if the repeal gets through Congress, obama will never sign it. That piece of cra... "legislation" is obama's crown jewel of bringing socialism to America. He'll never let it go.
Even if he did, for whatever manipulative reasons you want to assign... As you say, we TEA Party types still have huge government spending and deficits to draw attention to and continue to make big-government Democrats unpopular. obama could maybe cut spending, some, but not enough to matter without totally alienating his radical, government-dependent base.
Even if he (and the GOP controlled House could help here) manages to get spending under control (fat chance, but let's play what-if)... There is still the inconceivably large deficit he and his cohorts in crime have racked up. That just cannot go away in time to save him and his fellow 'rats.
Even with the MSM 'rat propaganda machine downplaying spending and deficit - two things I'm sure will still be an issue in '12 - then there is ongoing unemployment and underemployment. Quite simply, businesses are not going to turn around and start hiring anytime soon. It would take a significant boost in their confidence in the government as being business-friendly instead of business-hostile. That can (and will eventually have-to) happen, but it won't happen significantly enough, soon enough, to make a difference in '12.
Then there is the ongoing border security issue and immigration issue. obama is on the wrong side of these compared to most Americans.
Then there is the total lack of transparency, shady deals, and cronyism going on. With a GOP House, look for some investigations to actually start - maybe in DOJ! (how ironic) That will lead to the administration and 'rats loosing face and credibility and trust...
If they really wanted to take the wind out of the TEA Party's sails... obama and crew would have to repeal obamacare, cut spending (primarily on un-Constitutional social programs and entitlements), cut taxes, balance the budget (or better, generate a surplus), reduce the deficit and actually have a plan for paying it off, stop the runaway anti-business over-regulation environment, reduce the size and scope of the federal government, secure the border, enforce immigration laws, address radical Islam... So yeah, if he started doing all that the TEA Party wouldn't have much to complain about. It wouldn't matter 'cause we'd have a limited-government conservative in office. Hey, if he's going to act like a conservative and govern like one, I don't care if he gets re-elected. (providing he can actually prove beyond a shadow of a doubt this time that yes, he is legal/eligible)
Something will happen to O-Care. The RATz know that with the personal mandate in place in 2012 they lose ALL in the election.
Good analysis, but I would say they will get rid of Obamacare before it is ruled Unconstitutional for the reason that the act of being rejected by the USSC would weaken the FedGovs power. Even Republicans hate the thought of that. They only use the talk of small federal govt, within Constitutional limits as soundbites to get elected. When Republican voters figure this out, we will be much better off as a country.
Only the tea party can kill the tea party.
The tea party isn’t going anywhere. We are already organized across the country. Our voices will be heard loud and clear in November 2012 just as they we’re in November 2010 no matter how the media tries to demonize us.