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R.I.P. (Original Post) Fawke Em Nov 2012 OP
Hooray! Spock_is_Skeptical Nov 2012 #1
Watch out for zombies! William769 Nov 2012 #2
I've already seen some! Fawke Em Nov 2012 #3
Cruel. I didn't need to see that. DCKit Nov 2012 #10
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #5
They'll always be tea-baggers to me. Marie Marie Nov 2012 #4
Long may the Tea Party continue! DMacTX Nov 2012 #6
You're going to have to get over it.... still got the negro in the WH. Bwahahahahaha. DCKit Nov 2012 #11
Works for me too! DMacTX Nov 2012 #12
And a.....Republican Isn't President (RIP) mfcorey1 Nov 2012 #7
Think about what the Tea Party Reps were selling. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #8
Fuck it, I got my chuckles just looiking at it. Was it enough for everyone else? DCKit Nov 2012 #9

DMacTX

(301 posts)
6. Long may the Tea Party continue!
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:35 AM
Nov 2012

They ensure whack-a-doodle senate candidates win primaries, thereby keeping the senate in our hands.

They divide the conservative/republican vote, making them un-electable.

I loathe them and all that they stand for, but so far, they've helped us quite a bit.

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
11. You're going to have to get over it.... still got the negro in the WH. Bwahahahahaha.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:17 PM
Nov 2012

I know you don't care, but it works for me for four more years.

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
8. Think about what the Tea Party Reps were selling.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:18 AM
Nov 2012

They were promising a level of fiscal responsibility that required they bring home no pork. They swore to vote "no" on every spending bill that came before them, and the Tea Party loved to hear that.

The problem is, that congressmen only vote "yes" when there's something in the bill that has an earmark for their district. That's how we get things done in this country, and that's how we divvy up the federal money. A library here, an amphitheater there.

'Baggers were watching federal dollars go to neighboring districts while they saw their own property taxes rise because their reps said "no thanks" to Washington cash.

I think they have buyer's remorse.

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