tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post1386147021812885892..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: On the Arrogance of the Tea PartyThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-15305433328949953632011-07-30T11:01:49.096-04:002011-07-30T11:01:49.096-04:00The Tea Party is not to blame for this mess - we a...The Tea Party is not to blame for this mess - we all are...we spend and have been spending too much money, the government is too big and the debt ceiling debate is a red herring. <br /><br />The real debate should be about how many billions we should stop spending. The real mandate is to stop spending right now, this very second. If you bought a $1000 plasma screen TV yesterday and lost your job today, what would you do? You'd return the stinking TV and stop spending on anything other than necessities and you'd discover that what's "necessary" has changed quite a bit. That's what America needs to do - of course, we have a government, a populace, a President and a MSM that are completely delusional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-25379863479504047432011-07-29T15:53:43.099-04:002011-07-29T15:53:43.099-04:00I finally somewhat agree with you on the Tea Party...I finally somewhat agree with you on the Tea Party. I've been cringing watch this drama unfold the last two days. But many of the freshmen went along with Boehner last night - the 25 holdouts were a lot of old guard conservatives like Steve King and Louie Gohmert. <br /><br />But on the Democrats being more more logical and pragmatic-did you hit your head? Look how their leadership has conducted themselves this week! 'They're blowing up the planet,' 'they want to destroy Christmas,' 'they seek a dictatorship.' While one can point to a few on the Senate side who haven't lost their minds, and it's been embarrassing watching the Republicans, I can't believe you'd describe that crowd as logical and pragmatic.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676433619034511319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-57884977510671241602011-07-29T09:23:05.337-04:002011-07-29T09:23:05.337-04:00When I read comments in the paper made by Tea Part...When I read comments in the paper made by Tea Party Freshmen saying "we can shut down the federal government, we don't need the FBI or CIA" I shutter at the ignorance of these folks. Hah? Scary stuff...LTKNoleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261536030077229405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-82821094214488261062011-07-29T08:31:38.567-04:002011-07-29T08:31:38.567-04:00CW what in the hell are we gonna do with you?
Ar...CW what in the hell are we gonna do with you? <br /><br />Arrogance? The Tea Party is arrogant? What do you call arrogance in the face of arrogance? The Democrats have dedicated their political lives to spending this country into bankruptcy. They care not a whit about credit ratings or defaults. They care about control. <br /><br />The Tea Party freshmen are frustrated. They are frustrated about being taken to the cleaners every time Congress has a budget showdown. Now, Boehner's plan call for a nice healthy spending "cut". But with baseline budgeting they're not really cuts at all, but reductions in the increases. Furthermore they stretched out over 10 years. So that means five years from now a potentially Democratic Congress will be bound by this agreement? Hell no. One Congress can't obligate a future Congress like that. Point being, the Democrats can say anything they like and renege almost immediately...BUT THE TAX INCREASES HAPPEN NOW! Look at Reagan, he signed of on a modest tax increase for promises of spending cuts that never happened.<br /><br />I'm all for compromise but sometimes you have to take a stand and say enough is enough. My God if not now when?"The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.com