Posted on 08/02/2011 2:19:47 PM PDT by Hojczyk
It seems to be the new talking point: The deal is a victory for conservatives not because of what it does (which is, not much!), but because it supposedly represents a change in the direction of the debate. Once, Washington discussed what to grow. Now, Washington discusses what to cut. Even former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has echoed the theme — but with qualifications. The Wall Street Journal Washington Wire reports:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Monday’s House vote to lift the debt ceiling was a victory for the tea party, proving that conservative activists had shifted the conversation in Washington.
“We shall take this victory and make sure our politicians in office today are learning from this victory,” Ms. Palin said Monday night on Fox News, where she is a paid contributor. “It’s not a 100% pure genuine victory. We just handed the most liberal president, I believe, in U.S. history a $2.4 billion debt increase.” …
Ms. Palin didn’t fully embrace the deal, saying she had plenty of problems with the compromise between the White House and congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner. In the past, the former governor said she was not convinced America would face a default if lawmakers did not raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2.
Meanwhile, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), one of the founders of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress (along with GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann), says the deal can’t possibly be touted as a win.
“The Tea Party is not calling this a victory,” Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said today on Fox News. “I’m certainly not.”
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Stop being a fag and that might not happen so much.
Mockery didn't exist until Alinsky invented it, right?
Obviously you think highly of him.
Everyone here knows what you are....
Yep. I'm the dude that participated in FReeps before you ever heard of FRee Republic.
but you are fun to expose and make fun of.
Knock your little self out, Junior.
Where is your proof of the accusations you made, liar?
Your imbecile tactics do not work with me.
Put up or SHTFU fool.
What accusations specifically?
Your imbecile tactics do not work with me.
I'm sorry to hear that. Are there another sort of tactics better suited to you?
Honestly, I feel bad about what has happened to you.
No one should have to endure that, especially not at
the hands of Nuns and Carnival folk. Certainly never in
front of a whole circus audience. You have my pity.
The ones YOU made?
Do you wish for me to do research for you? Find threads for you?
Put up or shut up lying troll.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2757689/posts?page=113#113
If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. - Elbert Hubbard
Yeah. Post 113. Well done.
I don’t see what it asserts that you have a problem with.
Nope, looked at it twice, don’t see what you are looking for.
Lying troll?
Really, your erotic encounters last weekend don’t interest me.
I haven't seen any yet.
Of course you don't, I'm not surprised.
Good job disrupting the thread, troll.
Thanks, well stated and so true.
Aw,come on guys.
Palin/McCain—dream team for 2012
/s
No way they give Bachman a leadership position in the House after the way she bucked Boner.
And I think she’s much better candidate than Palin at least oratorically. did you hear Palin on Greta last night? Come on I love but sometimes the way she speaks makes Bush sound like Churchill.
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, you know, I think — it will be interesting to see what happens. The Tea Party, I think, had an enormous victory, because they did change the discussion here in Washington. It’s a little bit like trying to change the direction of an aircraft carrier. It’s not easy. So they certainly, I mean, that’s huge. And I’m sort of curious whether the American people will now sort of take a bow, those who are Tea Party activists, and go back to their lives, which are very busy and very full, and they’re worried about their own lives, or whether this is now going to — now they’ll take this victory and move on. I don’t know.
PALIN: Well, I think that we shall take this victory and make sure that our politicians in office today are learning from this victory, realizing that it’s not 100 percent pure, genuine victory because realize, Greta, we just handed the most liberal president, I believe, in U.S. history a $2.4 trillion debt increase. We’re allowing him to increase the budget even more, and without guaranteed cuts, and without guaranteed reforms. And we have to make sure that we realize that, yes, this is a victory, because Tea Party patriots did shift the debate. However, there’s so much more work to do in order to get the economy back on the right track and to restore the exceptionalism that is America.
Are you sure you meant that post/reply for me?
If so, I am not getting your point.
First of all, I’m not looking for oratory skills. I’m only interested in results and Palin has a proven track record. I’m watching her on Hannity right now. She is doing an awesome job.
Michelle Bachmann most certainly can get a leadership position in the next congress. The tea party will be the governing majority after this next election. At least that should be our goal and Bachmann could be a big part of that, ensuring she will yield hefty power in a leadership position. I like Bachmann but she is nowhere near as effective as Palin.
(Now, in 2012 and 2013 on the other hand, we can hope for much more.)
MicroThought, you can hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which fills first.
I’m sorry, not inferring that you didn’t understand what Palin had said,
just posting for the record the actual words of Palin,
to counter the misconstrued interpretation
that some have been attempting to attribute to her
and for which they were rightly chastised on the other thread.
“God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference. “ -Neibuhr
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