Tea Party Miscalculation

[Tom Rinaldo]

In their eagerness to shrink the Federal government, they pushed for a shut down figuring it would underscore their world view that most people would hardly miss it not running as usual. Instead as a shut down gets closer all the talk on the media is about all of the things that the federal government does for us, and all the ways we will be hurt by closing much of it.

The shut down threat is making people think about the ways take they take government for granted. It is putting a positive spotlight on government programs and services, reminding people of what they stand to lose.

[Drale]

1. Maybe all of our dreams will come true

and this shut down will kill the tea party once and for all. A man can dream, a man can dream.

[Solomon]

5. Maybe not yet. I'm expecting the tea party to split the

republicans so bad they will become totally ineffective. Let the tea party die after that.

[Bigmack]

9. My guess is that the teabaggers will go on....

Stupid is not a party.. or a temporary movement. Stupid abides.

The history of this country has these same people saying the same amazingly stupid things.

[aquart]

2. I know. Those who don't learn the lessons of fifteen years ago....

[Solomon]

3. You damn right it's a miscalculation.

[socialist_n_TN]

4. Good. Maybe the media IS only led by the capitalists

and not owned outright by them.

Nah. That's too much to hope for.

[aquart]

7. They can't make money if the gov't shuts down either.

[ThomWV]

6. And we must make it clear to everyone we talk to that it was caused by the Republicans

[Solomon]

8. This is what frustrates me. Everybody can see that it's the

republicans, yet today at the office people were claiming it's both sides. I realize that the people saying that are republicans but it still rankles me,

[Scuba]

10. It's no miscalculation. The Republicans will blame ...

...the Democrats and the Tea Party if everything goes to hell, which is their plan anyway. They're hoping the US Federal Government is never re-activated.

[Tom Rinaldo]

12. The Republicans can play this more ways than Tea Party types

And of course the Republicans will blame Democrats for anything that goes wrong any time any where for any reason. The sun will also rise tomorrow. But you are right that they will put distance between themselves and the Tea Party if things go very badly quickly as a result of the attack on government. They would rather not have to do that if at all possible though.

For the Tea Party movement however, to the extent that some of them feel that they control the Republicans now vs the other way around, their open enthusiasm for a shut down was a miscalculation.

[MadMaddie]

11. Well I agree

When the

Tax refunds don't get mailed
When housing loans which are backed by the government fail to come through
Social Security Checks don't get mailed
Medicaire Payments stop
Medicaid stops
Retirement Pay for military families stop....

The list goes on...


The above items are not partisen they impact ALL Americans and the AMericans that will be screaming the loudest will be Republicans. I have no doubt....

So the let the TeaPubs continue to scream shut it down......they aren't smart enough to figure out they have doomed their movement.