As we get ready to hear the results from NH it's time we all start to look forward and realize there is no Reagan in the race and we need to look at how the Tea Party plays a role going forward.
Lets all agree that Ron Paul is out of the discussion and to be blunt has no business in a GOP primary with his radical liberal views on national defense and that he also slammed Reagan in the 80's, in short he is an punch line!
Now for the other three, Mitt, Newt and Rick. Lets agree all have flaws and none are even close to being conservative flag holders by the Reagan standard...so where does that leave the Tea Party?
IMO they need to look at policy and shaping some planks on the GOP platform as well as joining forces to be a legit lobby and influence on the new GOP President.
The Tea Party will get marginalized if they don't start working together as a force developing candidates at the local level and also pushing the GOP to accept major fiscal changes going forward.
To date at best the Tea Party can be discribed as herding cats and very strong willed cats at that and for the movement to progress it's time they look hard at a national combined annual convention that issues a joint policy statement to ensure they are a driving force.
As we get closer to the nomination is vital we as a Tea Party rally around the nominee, marginalize the radicals on the Ron Paul front and work in unison to shape policy...if we don't the movement will start to erode and lose it's influce in coming elections. Forget we have no true Tea Party candidate for President and focus on policy I say!
Lets all agree that Ron Paul is out of the discussion and to be blunt has no business in a GOP primary with his radical liberal views on national defense and that he also slammed Reagan in the 80's, in short he is an punch line!
Now for the other three, Mitt, Newt and Rick. Lets agree all have flaws and none are even close to being conservative flag holders by the Reagan standard...so where does that leave the Tea Party?
IMO they need to look at policy and shaping some planks on the GOP platform as well as joining forces to be a legit lobby and influence on the new GOP President.
The Tea Party will get marginalized if they don't start working together as a force developing candidates at the local level and also pushing the GOP to accept major fiscal changes going forward.
To date at best the Tea Party can be discribed as herding cats and very strong willed cats at that and for the movement to progress it's time they look hard at a national combined annual convention that issues a joint policy statement to ensure they are a driving force.
As we get closer to the nomination is vital we as a Tea Party rally around the nominee, marginalize the radicals on the Ron Paul front and work in unison to shape policy...if we don't the movement will start to erode and lose it's influce in coming elections. Forget we have no true Tea Party candidate for President and focus on policy I say!
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