Category Archives: Tea Party
Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock Rape Comments Could Cost Republicans a Shot at the Senate
The Tea Party was once celebrated as Republicans’ best hope to take control of the government for the nation’s conservatives. This is hardly the case today, as Tea Party Republicans running for Senate will mostly lose to their Democratic opponents … Continue reading
Mourdock’s Rape Comment Just Another Example Of The Tea Party Being Taken Over By Social Conservative Zealots
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock made a controversial comment about rape in his last debate against Democrat Joe Donnelly. In the debate, Mourdock said, ”I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is … Continue reading
Todd Akin’s Legitimate Rape And The Tea Party
Tea Party backed Todd Akin, Republican candidate running for the Senate in Missouri, made a completely over the top claim over the weekend that had everyone talking. Akin, who is known for his staunch pro-life beliefs, stated that pregnancy is … Continue reading
T-SPLOST Fails To Pass – Not Because Of Taxes
Georgia’s T-SPLOST failed to pass in the metro Atlanta area. This was a major victory for the Tea Party and shows that the Tea Party is here to stay on the political scene. This of course has national implications because … Continue reading
Georgia T-SPLOST Vote Tomorrow
The vote that all people in metro Atlanta have been waiting for is tomorrow. This vote in my mind will be a sign of things to come in November. Even though the vote only concerns the people of metro Atlanta, … Continue reading
T-SPLOST Early Voting Begins – A Sign Of Things To Come In November?
Early voting for the $8.4 billion dollar T-SPLOST transportation bill in the metro Atlanta region begins today. That means you have until July 31st, when the bill will go to the polls, to have your say as to whether or … Continue reading
Will Republicans Get Serious And Proposes Fundamental Tax Reform?
Congress is back to work and getting through some very important items on their agenda such as honoring Jack Nicklaus and Mark Twain. In the meantime House Republicans are strategizing as to how to go about tax reform before the … Continue reading
Who Does The Tea Party Support?
I have questioned Tea Party backing of different GOP candidates on several occasions. When it comes to Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, it just doesn’t seem like the Tea Party could back them without giving up some of their founding … Continue reading
Rick Santorum And The Tea Party
Rick Santorum and the Tea Party is an interesting topic. It seems that Santorum is gaining more and more Tea Party support as we go forward in the Republican primary process. My question is, why? I have a hypothesis as … Continue reading
Election Results: How Did Republicans Lose The White House And The Senate? The Tea Party
Last night ended much quicker than I expected. Fox News was the first to call the reelection of President Obama when they called Ohio going to Obama. This caused much of a stir in their election coverage because Karl Rove … Continue reading →