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I am so sick of hearing the Tea Party this, the Tea Party that. Look in the mirror. This thing isn't partisan by any stretch. Blame goes both ways. The Senate wasn't even in their chambers until the late in the afternoon of shutdown day. They refuse to even vote on things placed in front of them. The Dems have repeatedly shot down any attempt by the House to negotiate. The House has even tried to piecemeal things over to fund portions of the gov't. The Dems have taken the stance of all or nothing. There is give and take that could occur on both sides. However, despite what many liberals on this website would have us believe, it isn't just one side.
In case some of you forgot, the Dems (and some RINOs) created this entire climate. Why is the Tea Party even there? Why did they all of a sudden become popular? They existed way before Pres Obama was elected to POTUS so you can't use racism or some other off base reason for it. It's because your party took what was an already out of control, fiscally irresponsible gov't to a new level of irresponsibility. The people spoke. You got your 2 years of spend, spend, spend. You got your bogus healthcare law that your top leaders (Pelosi) admit they didn't even read. You got everything you wanted. Now, you're paying the piper. The American people, particularly the most conservative of us, had already been jaded by Bush. He spoke of small gov't. He spoke of peace. He didn't deliver. Then, we got Hope and Change. Nothing changed (except for the deficit/debt at massive levels and drone strikes) and hope decreased. That was 2008. In 2010, at the first opportunity for the people to speak, they spoke in droves. The Tea Party swept in due to the irresponsibility of the Democrats. They lost their majority in the House. Why? Because the people were tired of it. They got 2 years of an Obama gov't and didn't like it. This is how our gov't was built to work. That all people could be represented. Not just massive population centers like NYC or LA. All parts of the country can have a say whether rural and southern or urban and northern. The Tea Party has spread now to 36 states. It isn't just some redneck movement that some of you think it is. Yes, even California has a Tea Partier. Deal with it guys. Its the way it is. It's the counter liberal agenda. You had your turn.
In case some of you forgot, the Dems (and some RINOs) created this entire climate. Why is the Tea Party even there? Why did they all of a sudden become popular? They existed way before Pres Obama was elected to POTUS so you can't use racism or some other off base reason for it. It's because your party took what was an already out of control, fiscally irresponsible gov't to a new level of irresponsibility. The people spoke. You got your 2 years of spend, spend, spend. You got your bogus healthcare law that your top leaders (Pelosi) admit they didn't even read. You got everything you wanted. Now, you're paying the piper. The American people, particularly the most conservative of us, had already been jaded by Bush. He spoke of small gov't. He spoke of peace. He didn't deliver. Then, we got Hope and Change. Nothing changed (except for the deficit/debt at massive levels and drone strikes) and hope decreased. That was 2008. In 2010, at the first opportunity for the people to speak, they spoke in droves. The Tea Party swept in due to the irresponsibility of the Democrats. They lost their majority in the House. Why? Because the people were tired of it. They got 2 years of an Obama gov't and didn't like it. This is how our gov't was built to work. That all people could be represented. Not just massive population centers like NYC or LA. All parts of the country can have a say whether rural and southern or urban and northern. The Tea Party has spread now to 36 states. It isn't just some redneck movement that some of you think it is. Yes, even California has a Tea Partier. Deal with it guys. Its the way it is. It's the counter liberal agenda. You had your turn.