Get me right shipmate, I need a party that has leadership not one that is advocating an overthrow of the current Gubment. I can't tolerate our current administration and I want them all gone as soon as possible. Due process is key and the law has to be observed or we reduce the state of our Gubment to an anarchy, . The reality comes out of the elections.
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
SS109 wrote: I like when the TEA Party stays on its main fiscal platform, I think the more social conservatism it takes on, the more people it will lose.
Exactly. Fiscal conservation is what made the 'party', and some hoped to ride on that wave to push a personal social agenda. That's why I'm not part of it. I fully believe in fiscally conservative candidates, but you start preaching about my wife's womb or other people's bedrooms and you just lost me. I have strong opinions about those issues, but I also believe very firmly that those beliefs are not to be enforced by the government.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
otisptoadwater wrote: BTW, thanks Tom Tancredo for sabotaging the last Colorado Governors election. IMHO, party trumps person even when you need to hold your nose to vote for the candidate in your party.
No, you can thank Penry (one shouldn’t be having babies with one’s mistress while one is still married to one’s wife). Both Maes and McInnis were damaged goods and without Tancredo we still would have Hickenlooper as Governor. Now if Tancredo had jumped in when Penry went belly up we might have had a race. For the most part even after Maes imploded the GOP stuck with Maes for fear of becoming a “minor party” for them it was party over principle.
SS109 wrote: I like when the TEA Party stays on its main fiscal platform, I think the more social conservatism it takes on, the more people it will lose.
Exactly. Fiscal conservation is what made the 'party', and some hoped to ride on that wave to push a personal social agenda. That's why I'm not part of it. I fully believe in fiscally conservative candidates, but you start preaching about my wife's womb or other people's bedrooms and you just lost me. I have strong opinions about those issues, but I also believe very firmly that those beliefs are not to be enforced by the government.
I can't speak for any Tea Party Group including the local 285 TP but as I stated in another thread
we did talk about recruiting and supporting conservative candidates to run for elective office. We also talked about attending caucus and making sure we recruit the fiscally conservative to register to vote if for no other reason than to have a say at the very grassroots level caucus elections. We do not specify any party. Next fall we will have “caucus attendee training” many voters who attended their first caucus these last few cycles simply had no idea how the process worked. We want to make sure people with our interests are active participants.
We are a pretty diverse group when it comes to social issues; we have the very social conservative and the very libertarian. I don't expect that you'll see the local 285 TP taking a stand on any social issues.
SS109 wrote: I like when the TEA Party stays on its main fiscal platform, I think the more social conservatism it takes on, the more people it will lose.
Exactly. Fiscal conservation is what made the 'party', and some hoped to ride on that wave to push a personal social agenda. That's why I'm not part of it. I fully believe in fiscally conservative candidates, but you start preaching about my wife's womb or other people's bedrooms and you just lost me. I have strong opinions about those issues, but I also believe very firmly that those beliefs are not to be enforced by the government.
Precisely. The current crop of Republicans talk about fiscal conservativism, but it's hard to find one that practices it. Once they get their hands on the checkbook they go as hog wild as liberals. They just gift different groups. The only way we fix this economic mess is if EVERYONE makes the necessary sacrifices.
SS109 wrote: I like when the TEA Party stays on its main fiscal platform, I think the more social conservatism it takes on, the more people it will lose.
Exactly. Fiscal conservation is what made the 'party', and some hoped to ride on that wave to push a personal social agenda. That's why I'm not part of it. I fully believe in fiscally conservative candidates, but you start preaching about my wife's womb or other people's bedrooms and you just lost me. I have strong opinions about those issues, but I also believe very firmly that those beliefs are not to be enforced by the government.
Precisely. The current crop of Republicans talk about fiscal conservativism, but it's hard to find one that practices it. Once they get their hands on the checkbook they go as hog wild as liberals. They just gift different groups. The only way we fix this economic mess is if EVERYONE makes the necessary sacrifices.
SS109 wrote: I like when the TEA Party stays on its main fiscal platform, I think the more social conservatism it takes on, the more people it will lose.
Exactly. Fiscal conservation is what made the 'party', and some hoped to ride on that wave to push a personal social agenda. That's why I'm not part of it. I fully believe in fiscally conservative candidates, but you start preaching about my wife's womb or other people's bedrooms and you just lost me. I have strong opinions about those issues, but I also believe very firmly that those beliefs are not to be enforced by the government.
Precisely. The current crop of Republicans talk about fiscal conservativism, but it's hard to find one that practices it. Once they get their hands on the checkbook they go as hog wild as liberals. They just gift different groups. The only way we fix this economic mess is if EVERYONE makes the necessary sacrifices.
That's why the Tea Party was formed imo. When conservatives got sick of watching the people they vote for spend like liberals, they started a movement that shines the light on those who only speak conservative then act liberal.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
Something the Dog Said wrote: I the Tea Party. Their extremism will ensure that Democrats will stay in power.
Yes, that worked so well in 2010 tongue: . rofllol Keep up the good work.
So how have those Tea Party candidates done since they took office? The Tea Party "revolution" that was going to take the country back had done exactly what? Let's see, passed legislation that will create jobs, whoops, not a single act has passed the House relating directly to jobs, decreased the deficit, whoops, just the opposite, decreased the size of government, whoops, haven't gotten around to it, defunded "Obamacare", whoops, haven't been able to get to that either, etc., etc., etc.
Your Tea Party Revolution is just a joke, just business as usual.
"Remember to always be yourself. Unless you can be batman. Then always be batman." Unknown
the Tea Party. Their extremism will ensure that Democrats will stay in power.
