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2010-04-04 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2010-04-04 13:15|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Pubs need to understand -- Tea Party isn't going to give them votes. Pubs have to earn it.

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-04 13:40|| 2010-04-04 13:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Wonder what Petraeus thinks of the movement.

Petraeus + Mitch Daniels or Paul Ryan would be a sure winner, methinks

Posted by lex 2010-04-04 13:53|| 2010-04-04 13:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Democrats in the White House and in Congress recognize it for what it is - a spontaneous and pointed response to the Obama agenda

Don't be surprised if they stay around. They enjoy the support of disenfranchised Demoncrats, Republicans, and Independents. They are unhappy with Washington--not just the Democrats. Obama might ought to be careful what he wishes for.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-04 14:15|| 2010-04-04 14:15|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the interesting ~~dirty tricks~~ political tactics used by the Clinton democrats in '96 was to induce Perot to run again.

They spent alot of time insulting him, etc. counting on the fact that his ego couldn't take it.

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-04-04 15:15|| 2010-04-04 15:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems to me the press, including UK press, is going just a bit too gaga about the possibility of a Petraeus candidacy. I wonder what that is all about.

Posted by gorb 2010-04-04 16:49|| 2010-04-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Gorb, "When the people see a strong horse and a weak horse, they will back the strong horse."
--ObL

What's left of the MSM is beginning to look for a popular backup/alternative to Obama who can sell papers, attract eyeballs etc. They realize that most of their readers/viewers have become bored by the empty suit in the White House, and they're just beginning to look around for the Next Big Thing in US politics.

God forbid it should be a Tea Partier or a GOPper.

Posted by lex 2010-04-04 16:58|| 2010-04-04 16:58|| Front Page Top

#7 "Seems to me the press, including UK press, is going just a bit too gaga about the possibility of a Petraeus candidacy."

Luckily, gorb, Petraeus isn't.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-04-04 17:11|| 2010-04-04 17:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Luckily,gorb, Petraeus isn't.

To his great credit. The man increasingly looks like the only intelligent adult leader in the executive branch. If he had a running mate who was expert in economic and fiscal issues-- Paul Ryan, say, or Mitch Daniels-- he'd be a pretty compelling candidate for lots of people who are disgusted with our political class.

Posted by lex 2010-04-04 17:15|| 2010-04-04 17:15|| Front Page Top

#9 lex, I don't think anyone knows what his politics might be. Keep in mind that military officers are not always "Conservative" in their beliefs. Some haven't a clue when the public tells them to f### off, you work for me.

Posted by tipover 2010-04-04 18:41|| 2010-04-04 18:41|| Front Page Top

#10 As long as people think the TEA Party (and the trunks) are about taxes, they have not gotten their point across. We don't have a tax problem. We have a spending problem. And this means getting control of three out of control spending programs, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. If these are not mentioned, it's all eyewash.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-04-04 19:11|| 2010-04-04 19:11|| Front Page Top

#11 True, tip. V. easy to latch on to the latest empty canvas and paint it with whatever bright colors one wishes to see (cf Powell, C.)

Posted by lex 2010-04-04 20:53|| 2010-04-04 20:53|| Front Page Top

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