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Chan790

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42. Yeah...no.

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:14 PM

Oct 2013

The Tea Party lost this fight.

*They got nothing they wanted.

*The people that pay their bills and astroturf for their movement, pulled the plug. Literally...this dried-up the big corporate money behind them. The Kochs denounced them. Wall Street turned their backs. The GOP long knives have come out in the hands of their punditry cadre. If money and a voice are power in politics...they have not money, pulpits or power.

*The GOP lost public support down to "staffers and blood relatives" levels...and internally to the party, the blame for that is being laid entirely on the Tea Party.

*They sparked a GOP civil war...and they lost that war. That's not insignificant...they went to war with the people that hand out committee assignments and dole out speaking time and have all the power to put them in positions to not get reelected...and they lost, badly.

*They're probably going to pay for this at the polls; both primaries and general elections. The electorate has short memories but if they pull the same things in early 2014, any subsequent CR and debt fights will be taking place in the middle of election season, right before primaries, then on the doorstep of Election Day. The Democrats and their own GOP leadership (the one that they went to war with and who is now laying this mess at their feet) will make sure of that.

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Tea Party Won This Battle [View all] RobertEarl Oct 2013 OP

No. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #1

Let us NOT forget, the Republicans did all they could to bomb Obama's Economic Recovery Coyotl Oct 2013 #37

Exactly RobertEarl Oct 2013 #53

LOL! Yeah, Ok, Whatever You Say! Skraxx Oct 2013 #2

Much like they won the civil war I suppose. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #3

Bahahaha! Whatever gets you through the night, Rob Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #4

They should have got nothing and we gave them the stricter verification Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #34

Uh. Ok. Read the fine print. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #43

Then things have changed from an hour ago Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #51

Absolute nonsense Champion Jack Oct 2013 #5

Yeah sure they did. You can lead their fuckin' parade. onenote Oct 2013 #6

Turn off Fox News and AM radio. FSogol Oct 2013 #7

You're the only one that thinks so. Richardo Oct 2013 #8

What are you putting in your tea? trumad Oct 2013 #9

They shut down what they wanted to shut down, but the Center-Right gave them that opportunity leveymg Oct 2013 #10

So, you are not in denial? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #22

... BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #29

You can wear your own hat - when the leadership created the Sequester they knew the GOP Right leveymg Oct 2013 #44

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #82

I'm not so sure of that.... daleanime Oct 2013 #11

Yes indeed, and their ratings certainly reflect that. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #12

Oy vey William769 Oct 2013 #13

No, the Tea Party lost. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #14

oh what bull. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #15

holy moly is that just crazy town. cali Oct 2013 #16

I doubt that, but we will see come 2014. cry baby Oct 2013 #17

They bet big and lost big. KurtNYC Oct 2013 #18

Are you being serious? maddezmom Oct 2013 #19

Wow, we can't have anything around here, can we? Arkana Oct 2013 #20

Some funny shit right there BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #21

U.S. Declares Victory over Vietnam LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #23

that's not winning, that fucking your brand. spanone Oct 2013 #24

I get pieces of what you're saying, but not how you are putting them together JHB Oct 2013 #25

Well, who did get what they wanted? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #32

It's not a fact until it happens. Right now it's a theory. And you may be right. randome Oct 2013 #35

A piece of stone the size of Manhattan just fell off the GOP wall. randome Oct 2013 #26

Have you been eating Tuna? nt. NCTraveler Oct 2013 #27

Ooh. Subtle. randome Oct 2013 #31

Good one! nt oldhippie Oct 2013 #36

Bahaha. Inside joke! Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #46

I hope teaparty and their beachbum bob Oct 2013 #28

Just because you start a battle doesn't mean you win the battle. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #30

Tell me what they lost RobertEarl Oct 2013 #38

Drugs onenote Oct 2013 #49

Answer the question RobertEarl Oct 2013 #50

What did they lose? onenote Oct 2013 #56

Obama won the election RobertEarl Oct 2013 #75

Seriously? You don't think it matters that Obama won? onenote Oct 2013 #77

I shouldn't expect you to understand RobertEarl Oct 2013 #80

I haven't attacked the Left. I've questioned and criticized your views. onenote Oct 2013 #81

Let's see LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #52

Only thing they lost on that list was rolling back the ACA; which they knew would never happen. n/t Dawgs Oct 2013 #60

Really? You don't think they exposed themselves LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #63

They've been idiots for years. People are easily distracted and will largely forget the SD. n/t Dawgs Oct 2013 #69

Do you REALLY think people wont vote for them again?! These people hate Obama, Tea Party "stood up" uponit7771 Oct 2013 #67

Tea party gave fed employees a paid 2 week vacation Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #62

You wouldn't want a 2 week paid vacation? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #72

Support, Face, Branding, Re-Election Chances... LanternWaste Oct 2013 #76

Don't Think They Won RobinA Oct 2013 #33

Surprised? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #41

They lost a battle, but the war continues... cynatnite Oct 2013 #48

Expansion of Obamacare continues Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #64

Yep. In two weeks, if we've moved on from this, there will be something else. Dawgs Oct 2013 #66

PBO still in White House - i.e., they lost this battle. bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #39

Bullshit leftynyc Oct 2013 #40

Yeah...no. Chan790 Oct 2013 #42

Good grief! HappyMe Oct 2013 #45

correct. it was never about politics but power. tillikum Oct 2013 #47

Recced. Others may not see it now, but it will be clear in a month or so. n/t Dawgs Oct 2013 #54

What price would you expect them to pay, and when do you expect that bill to come due? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #55

Good job, man ....... oldhippie Oct 2013 #57

. . . . . . . WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #58

You must be new to politics LordGlenconner Oct 2013 #59

WRONG. This stunt will DEFINE them and end up squashing them. nt Lex Oct 2013 #61

I hope that this is wrong. Xyzse Oct 2013 #65

I give this OP an 8 on the trolling meter. nt sufrommich Oct 2013 #68

Dumbest post of the day alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #70

Post #75 gives it a run for the money. onenote Oct 2013 #78

Between this one and his other nonsense, I put OP on ignore alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #79

One merely needs to look at the initial objective, ask if it was met, and reach a conclusion from th LanternWaste Oct 2013 #71

You know who else has an inflated view of teabaggers? ProSense Oct 2013 #73

It can be argued that tactically, Lee won at Gettysburg. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #74

your bitterness has clouded your perception of reality. dionysus Oct 2013 #83

They paid a huge price gollygee Oct 2013 #84