But a big
majority of Republicans voteđ for it to be brought to the floor knowing that it would pass. Our Tea Party Republicans, when they get to Washington are just Republicans i.e. politicians and out to get rich in as short a time as possible. One can't get rich doing what one was elected to do. One must get with the system; then it doesn't matter terribly if, in the next election he loses. An Easy Street address has has been assured.
The Tea Party is not going to do us much good because most of them turn into Republican Establishment types once in office, or simply had no actual principles but said all the right conservative things to get elected.