WSJ Opinion article on the Tea Party

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Vulchor

Dont really know what to say other than it was well written with a good way of putting her ideas into terms that non-politicos would read and understand. I could get into my feelings on the topic, but I wont at this time as I do not think it will do any good. I do enjoy the pretty straighforward and honest approach however and think the comparison to the 80's conversatism is the one I think of with this movement...although as she does, I question this movments long term ability.

kuzi16

Luko

kuzi16

Luko

TatuajeVI

The article is a pretty solid one - one thing people tend to think is that the Tea Party is trying to take down the Left, when in reality, they are almost as angry at the GOP. I've never been to a Tea Party rally, and I don't volunteer for their cause, but they are the only group I can identify with at the moment. The "yardstick" analogy in the article is right on. heh, why spend $1 Trillion - why not zero! Couldn't have put it better myself. The GOP is, and has been, far too moderate for many years, and spent like crazy during the Bush years. Of course, Obama's administration made that spending look like child's play, but it was still horrendous.

Vulchor

Vulchor

BTW, Im going to see Bob Dylan in concert next month.

Amos Umwhat

fla-gypsy

One of the differences in the Tea Party movement (which is not a party at all) and Ross Perot's run is that the Tea Party is not based around a single leader or cult of personality. Here in my area it is a coalition of many different people and ideas with a focused purpose. The movement is for real but no one can predict where it will go and it has no loyalty to individual party candidates. To the contrary, the focus has been on eliminating entrenched establishment types for new comers in a lot of instances. I would love to see them organize better around a set of prinipals and convictions which they have tried to do but the Lame steam media will not give them the time of day unless they can twist it into some negative. If they can champion a few key major initiatives they could become a long term force. Time will tell. The LSM has been trying to poo poo them all along and paint them as some angry white mob instead of angry middle class America. I would love to see a true conservative party evolve in this country based solely on constitutional principles but I am only dreaming at this point.

Amos Umwhat

fla-gypsy:

One of the differences in the Tea Party movement (which is not a party at all) and Ross Perot's run is that the Tea Party is not based around a single leader or cult of personality. Here in my area it is a coalition of many different people and ideas with a focused purpose. The movement is for real but no one can predict where it will go and it has no loyalty to individual party candidates. To the contrary, the focus has been on eliminating entrenched establishment types for new comers in a lot of instances. I would love to see them organize better around a set of prinipals and convictions which they have tried to do but the Lame steam media will not give them the time of day unless they can twist it into some negative. If they can champion a few key major initiatives they could become a long term force. Time will tell. The LSM has been trying to poo poo them all along and paint them as some angry white mob instead of angry middle class America. I would love to see a true conservative party evolve in this country based solely on constitutional principles but I am only dreaming at this point.

I've noticed this too. They're trying to kill it, so it must have some serious money scared. "A coalition of many different people and ideas..." sounds American, doesn't it?