Tea Party Vows To Do What It Is Supposed To Do
Posted by KingShamus on February 27, 2011
What’s that you say? You wanted the tea Party to kick some GOP ass and keep them accountable?
Ask and ye shall receive, right-wingers.
Antsy for results, tea party supporters gathered for a weekend strategy summit say they’re intent on making sure the Republicans they helped return to power last fall live up to promises to dramatically change course in Washington.
That idea emerged as an apparent consensus among the more than 2,000 people attending the Tea Party Patriots event, which wrapped up Sunday in Arizona. The meeting of the conservative-libertarian coalition was filled with warnings to the GOP not to squander their new base of support, at the risk of diminished help or challenges from the right.
Among the messages from attendees: Congress is too timid when it comes to slashing spending, Republican leaders seem too willing to compromise with President Barack Obama to avoid a government shutdown, and the newly empowered GOP won’t take a firm enough stand to tamp down the nation’s debt.
“A $100 billion budget cut was the first thing they promised. Have we seen that? No. But we’ve heard excuses,” said Donna Woodrum, a conservative organizer from San Diego.
More of this. More of this. More of this.
Did I say ‘more of this’ yet? Well let me say it again.
The tea party is the only thing that’s going to keep these damn near useless Republicans on the straight and budget-choppy.
annoytheleft said
Man, you should have seen the collective “…” from the GOP group in my county when I groused about our Rep’s vote against some of the spending cuts in HR1. Lots of work to do still…
Christopher said
More of this indeed!
John Carey said
There are still too many RINOs…we must purge more from the ranks in 2012. I’m still sick about the Murkowski thing in Alaska. There was an opportunity there to get rid of one of them and it failed because the GOP did not do the things they needed to do once she lost the primary. Now we have the GOP again not doing the things they need to do.
Trestin Meacham said
This is very good, but John is right. We need to hound them unceasingly.
KingShamus said
ATL: That is…disheartening…to say the least.
Christopher: Heh, indeed. Thanks for stopping by the ol’ bloggaroony. Come back and visit anytime.
John: I am so annoyed by the RINO-led GOP at this point.
Trestin: Hammer, hammer and hammer them again until they get it, I say.