Is This What The Tea Party Wants?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by The Political Zealot
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The Tea Party is largely responsible for the Republicans taking over the House of Representatives in 2010. With their takeover they promised to make a difference in the way things happen in Washington. So what is the House doing this week?

Pizza Sauce

The house is working on passing a ‘mini-bus’ appropriations bill that makes sure that pizza is classified as a vegetable. Why? New USDA guidelines are set to change the nutritional requirements for school lunches to include more real vegetables and whole grains while cutting back on starchy foods such as potatoes. Currently, pizza sauce is classified as a vegetable, but when the new USDA guidelines begin it will no longer be considered one. Fear not! The GOP controlled House of Representatives is to the rescue!

I really could go on and on about how absolutely ridiculous this is. What’s even more crazy is that apparently this is similar to something Reagan did back in the 80s when he tried to get ketchup classified as a vegetable. House Republicans are saying this bill will “prevent overly burdensome and costly regulations.” I find it funny that calling for healthier meals in schools is ‘overly burdensome’ especially when the obesity epidemic has been called a national security threat by some.

Is this what the Tea Party elected Republicans to do? Is this really what the House should be debating when unemployment is above 9% and the economy is in shambles?

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The Political Zealot is designed to bring independent analysis of politics from a Millennial's point of view. Being a Millennial, I am much more inclined to work together and come to a compromise than most of the Baby Boomers that are in Congress today. Because of this, The Political Zealot will strive to find ways to bridge the gaps of both sides of the political aisle and bring solutions to the table.
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2 Responses to Is This What The Tea Party Wants?

  1. Eve says:
    November 17, 2011 at 10:17 am

    I heard about this yesterday and I thought that I was seeing things. It makes no sense and like you, I could go on and on about the absurdity of this bill. Are the people running our country fit to do so? That’s a question more people should be asking and well…trying to figure out.

    • The Political Zealot says:
      November 17, 2011 at 11:35 am

      I don’t even think it’s about if they are fit to run the country. The facts are that Washington is broken and corrupt. While I think that recently there have been some strides to work towards fixing it with the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, unless pressure is constantly put on Congress, they will do whatever they can to help themselves or their friends and not the American people.

      Thanks for commenting Eve!

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