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Michelle Bachman is forming a house Tea Party Caucus..good or bad?

Michelle Bachman is forming a house Tea Party Caucus..

Is this good for the party? good for Michelle?

 
sweet-a-kins

Asked by sweet-a-kins at 1:04 PM on Jul. 16, 2010 in Politics & Current Events

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  • the more press she gets, the better
    autodidact

    Answer by autodidact at 5:24 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Bad - this is one more powergrab trying to hijack all the individual tea parties into a cohesive ideology which does not exist. Each individual Tea Party is concerned with the issues local to it. The only real common values are fiscal conservatism. A few idiots with lots of money are trying to co-opt the Tea Party name and add a bunch of bible banging bs to it, directly in opposition to the desires of most of the individual Tea Parties (which existed long before the Tea Party Nation Corporation, of which Palin, Bachman and other idiots are the public faces).
    NotPanicking

    Answer by NotPanicking at 2:27 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Typical of the Tea Party,tho.

    Which Tea Party? Cannot wait for you to enlighten us. Surely you are aware there are thousands of them, right?
    NotPanicking

    Answer by NotPanicking at 2:54 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • I think it's a good idea. Why not?
    itsmesteph11

    Answer by itsmesteph11 at 1:52 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Nice generalization, Gertie. Doesn't that make you a bigot, when you make sweeping negative generalizations about people?

    Oh yeah, it does.
    MunchMunch

    Answer by MunchMunch at 2:46 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • My "fear" with Michelle Bachmann is that while her message is good, she is aligning herself (or allowing the alignment) of people who have not fared well politically/socially as far as the average voter is concerned. Sarah Palin (and her handlers)...allowed Katie Couric and the media to mock her incessantly--beyond the good humor and "ribbing" that is expected of political candidates. Orly Taitz has tarnished her reputation as well being labeled a "birther." Once you have shown political weakness or an extremist agenda...it's pretty much over!!

    If a third party is REALLY going to become viable, it HAS to draw upon the average "middle of the road" people--and not politicians (no matter how good their platform is) trying to make a name for themselves. The TEA Party doesn't NEED a leader at this time--and those trying to step up and lead a party, that really isn't a party, is going to be the demise of the entire effort!!
    LoriKeet

    Answer by LoriKeet at 3:53 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Depends on how it is formed, the mission, etc....
    grlygrlz2

    Answer by grlygrlz2 at 1:09 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • OMG--I agreed with LoriKeet...its 11AM and I need a drink! LOL
    Youngwifey2

    Answer by Youngwifey2 at 2:07 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Wifey, Sweets and Sister...


    DId the Earth just shift on it's axis?!? LOL!!


    spinning globe
    LoriKeet

    Answer by LoriKeet at 2:58 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • It's laughable...
    MTM

    Answer by MTM at 1:06 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

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