There was a recent article published in the Washington Times that discusses the Republican Party’s concern about the Tea Party Movement. Some in the Republican Party have expressed concern that running other RINO candidates (remember Dede Scozzafava in New York’s 23rd Congressional District) will lead to the emergence of additional third-party conservative candidates. As seen in the race in NY 23, a true conservative candidate would garner support from Tea Party activists; this would likely result in a split in the Republican vote that would hand victory to the Liberals.
To reduce the likelihood of this happening, a petition is circulating within the Republican Party that would require candidates to share at least 80% of the party’s main tenets in order to be eligible for financial aid from the party. Adopting this petition will be a big step toward reaching out to the Tea Party Movement.
Along with Town Hall Meetings, Tea Parties, and the 912 March on Washington, this petition is another sign that the Tea Party Movement is having a significant impact upon politics in America. Remember also, without the Tea Party Movement we would have had Obama Care rammed down our throats in July. It is now December and they still do not have a bill signed into law. While there is still much work to be done, we should all be proud of our progress! The politicians in Washington are finally beginning to understand that Americans want more individual freedom and less government interference in our daily lives.
As a Tea Party activist, I support the concept behind this petition. If the Republican Party is to turn itself into the Party of Limited Government then candidates must adhere to constitutionally based principles. The Republican Party should not contribute money to candidates that support liberal policies such as Obama Care, Cap and Trade, and saddling future generations with mountains of debt.
While I am encouraged by this petition, for now, I will only consider contributing funds directly to candidates that support my philosophy of limited government. The Republican Party will have to earn my trust before I contribute directly to them. I cannot take a chance that my hard-earned money might be given to a RINO. Only if this petition passes would I reconsider contributing to the Republican Party.
Communications Guru 12:17 pm on December 25, 2009 Permalink
The good news out of all that is we have a Democrat in that district for the first time since the Civil War. Great job teabaggers. People are beginning to see through the racist rhetoric of the baggers. I support a purity test for the republic party. I didn’t think it was possible to make the GOP tent any smaller, but you’re doing it. What’s really sad is the conservative LCDP & A is making the sewage you write on “freedom works” mainstream with that propaganda piece in today‘s paper.