Thursday, December 15, 2011

TEA PARTY REPUBLICANS

IT'S ALIVE!




I am trying to stay away from politics on this blog, because I feel like I am beating the same horse to death – over and over and over.   But, sometimes I just can’t ignore the blatant facts when they seem to fall into line to form an obvious conclusion.

As far back as I can remember, since Roosevelt, the Republican Party has always existed to pass preferential legislation to benefit the wealthiest individuals and largest corporations.    Since the time of Regan the party has stayed in office by manipulating the fundamentalist Christians and least informed in our society.  They have exploited racism, religious bigotry, and the red neck mentality to sustain a reliable voting block that they could count on, without actually having to represent them when elected to office.  Their cry has always been divisive; they use patriotism, the troops, gays, God, guns and people not like us as their firebrand catalyst to inflame this constituency and heard them to the voting booths.

Two years ago Republican think tanks found they could mobilize this “base” of their party to visibly disrupt Democratic town meetings and reelection campaigns.   Many Republican Congress persons actually aligned themselves with the movement (Tea-Party) and encourage near-violent dissent. 

The Republican’s aim was never to placate this base, but to use them to gain seats in the Congress and Senate and eventually take over the Presidency, in order to pass legislation to further benefit the wealthiest individuals and largest corporations, and with the aim of creating a Republican dynasty.

The 2010 election, where Tea-Party members defeated the Republican National Convention’s choices for election, set the rank and file Republican hierarchy back on their heals – and they are yet to recover.   

The Tea-Party took on a life of its own; financed and choreographed by wealthy individuals looking for a coup and take over of the Republican Party.

The Republican Party has always placed partisan politics above concern for the people’s welfare, and they have governed by cementing a disciplined caucus.  Now, with Tea-Party Republicans in office they have lost that cohesiveness.



They have definitely created a Political Frankenstein Monster that they have no idea how to control.   It is a new era for the Republican rank and file; and we have yet to find out if the inmates will run the asylum. 

IT'S ALIVE!
TEA-PARTY REPUBLICAN
A butterfly flaps its wings in South America....


the Ol’Buzzard

2 comments:

  1. OB,
    The first step is to demand that the money flow be stopped in Congress - No more carpet-bagging lobbyists turning our legislators into whores.
    And, the whores become respectible servants of We The People like they should be. Next, we remove the obstructionist from office - those whom are unable or unwilling to cooperate and legislate should not be returned to office.

    That is how We The People take back democracy...

    NW Maine? Brrrrr. Had a friend spend five years at Loring - He told me it took years for him to feel warm again.

    Best,

    Sarge

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  2. Sarge, term limits would take care of everything you mentioned - but it ain't gonna happen - because it would have to be passed by the Congress and Senate.
    the Ol'Buzzard

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