S.C. Republicans unite with Tea Party

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Permalink Reply by M E Leclerc on February 8, 2010 at 11:20pm

It's either sink or swim for the party in general but how interesting that it's happening in S.C.

Virginia should be following suit. I need to get more acquainted with our Tea Party orgs locally and see how they are set up and who runs them. That should give us an idea of whether it's feasible or not.

Ultimately the party would be wise to get on the trolley...

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Permalink Reply by Freddy Boisseau on February 9, 2010 at 3:51pm

This is not a good idea. Joining with either party, will taint the movement. The Tea Party groups need to remain separate and able to hold both parties feet to the fire. That is not to say that the members of the Tea Party should not flood the membership of the parties and take them over, so that the candidates that support their view are selected.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Stanley VA State Dir on February 9, 2010 at 8:35pm

Freddy, they are uniting on "message" not organizationally. I think that is a good thing. The Republicans are starting to "get it" they have strayed from even the party platform. The Tea Party will help them get back on track. I hope we see more of this.

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Permalink Reply by Freddy Boisseau on February 10, 2010 at 10:57am

If that is the case then I misunderstood the issue. Truly uniting on message is a good thing. Forgive me for my doubts, but I am always suspicious of those that have been in charge when they say they are changing. They have to prove it to me first with their actions and not their words.

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Permalink Reply by M E Leclerc on February 10, 2010 at 12:37pm

Why do you think you're incorrect? For every political and social movement in history there has always been a fractionary force, a split of the main idea because sometimes there will be disagreements even within a movement. This is natural. I don't think it's bad until factions of the tea party split up and try to sabotage what the mainstream movement is doing; and that's always a possibility. We'll have to listen carefully to what leaders say and pick each word and make sure they're not becoming too...let's not say radicalized but militant. At that point you have a group of people so bent on one agenda without benefit of debate or opposition considerations that they will become a problem.

But I'm usually positive. I just throw that into the pot because it's what I do, to think of alternatives...

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