Reasons We Don’t Need A ‘Tea Party’ Party
Posted: Monday, January 04, 2010
by Joel Hendon
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As a youth, I felt that the Democratic Party was, by far, the best party we had and it never crossed my mind that I would ever feel any differently.
The presidential election of 1952 came at a time when I was serving a tour of duty in the army during the bloody Korean Conflict which had been poorly handled in the eyes of many and wound up in a stalemate agreement. The Democrats had then held the presidency for 20 straight years. President Truman had fired the highly respected 4-star general Douglas McArthur shortly before deciding not to run for president again.
Seemingly, from that time forward, the Democrats moved farther and farther to the left. Eisenhower served eight years, to 1961. During the next 48 years, to this present administration, the Democrats held the presidency for 20 years and the Republicans 28. Strangely, the Republicans started moving to the left also some few years ago, especially in the areas of big government and spending. The conservative voters became somewhat exiled. Some third party candidates came into the public eye, but none were ever able to muster the backing they needed to make a close run. Actually, they only harmed the Republican party by funneling away votes which would have been for the Republicans.
The 2008 presidential election fiasco, finally put the lid on the jar. Conservatives had no one to vote for. I voted for Alan Keyes in the primary but after he was unable to muster any following to speak of, I turned reluctantly to John McCain after his choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate.
True conservatives could not, under any circumstances, vote for Obama. I certainly could not. He was selected as the most liberal Senator in congress, he promised everything I could hardly think of that I opposed. And many other voters felt the same as I, that the Republican party had let us down, and many did not vote as I did, but abandoned the party.
Not long after the new administration took office, voices were raised over the mad pace of spending that had been undertaken. Many were outraged that Obama erased the ban of federal funds for abortions and a lots of other brazen acts not compatible with conservative thought. Obama had promised that he would be the great reconciler, working across the aisle with compromises to woo the conservative vote. This turned out to be one of his biggest lies. Instead of trying to work with them, he purposely bypassed them and held meetings only with Democrats, leaving out any hope of reconciliation or compromise. But he went too far and lost some of his own parties cooperation and has had to wind up buying their votes.
The voices being raised began to call themselves "tea party" groups. And although I agree wholeheartedly with their cause, I feel that abandoning the Republican Party and forming a "Tea Party" is exactly the wrong idea. It is time, rather to put pressure upon the leaders of the Republican Party to either choose a candidate to support who will meet the preferences of the true conservative or stop supporting the party financially. This too, is hazardous since they need the money to perform a viable campaign, but possibly they will get the message in time to back those we want.
A good example of what can happen is just what did happen in 1992 when Bill Clinton won over George H.W. Bush, only because millionaire Ross Perot siphoned away enough conservative votes to give Clinton the win. Times are tough. It is abominable when one has to vote for someone who doesn't meet their approval, only because his opponent is even farther away from being satisfactory.
So, tea party all you please and let your voices be heard by all, and especially the leadership of the Republican Party. But don't choose a separate candidate from the one chosen by the Republican Party. It will only assure the victory of liberals again. Higher taxes, loss of jobs, loss of Medicare benefits, inflation, and lies, lies, lies.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Mr. Hendon, I come from a democratic family I always believed democrats were for the ordinary people and not big business. As far as me being a liberal the reason for my choosing the liberal party is because I believe in change. What I mean by change is improving all of our material things. Such as our transportation, communications, all of our labor and ingenuity. I'll bet you Mr. Hendon traded in your old model car for a more updated one. That's my idea of being liberal, I'm against abortion which many liberals are in favor of.Thanks David for your comment. I too am for change when it is for better but I don't believe we'll see very much of anything better from this administration. As far as trading for a better car, I'm currently driving a 1998 Dodge Caravan. I only trade when the old one lays down. I appreciate your comment.
I find this topic fascinating, Joel, as I’ve watched over the years the religious right cut off their noses despite their faces. I’ve seen it confirmed over and over again that while liberals can make compromises for the greater good, the religious right will have nothing to do with compromise. (As a religious organization probably should not, which is why I believe the religious should not get involved in politics.)I remember about a decade ago when Dr. James Dobson declared that Christians should not vote for any Republican if that Republican is not decidedly pro-life, even if it means that a Democrat would be elected to office instead.As a person who can’t imagine anyone calling themselves both christian and conservative, I am encouraged by this adherence to dogma by the Tea Party movement. Seems to me that the Tea Partiers are the same people that Dr. Dobson was speaking to before. Don’t compromise with those moderate Republicans, even if it means that the dastardly Liberals get elected instead.Honestly, I doubt that many will hear what you are saying. “No compromise” means no compromise, after all.I am disappointed that you’ve bought the party line that President Obama was the most liberal Senator in Congress. I guess here again you are just getting your talking points from Fox News. Have you ever heard of Bernie Sanders? He’s the self-described socialist Senator from vermont, obviously more liberal than President Obama (as if that’s a bad thing.) I remember when Rush Limbaugh declared Bill Clinton as the most liberal Governor in America. Can you imagine the most liberal governor in America being elected in Arkansas? More right-wing spin from the conservatively biased media.Hi Vince, thank you for reading this and commenting. As far as Obama's being called the most liberal Senator in Congress preceding his campaign for president. That was based upon his voting record, not just someone calling him names. It was published by the National Journal, I believe. My memory is beginning to wane a little.And I don't fully agree with your statements about the religious right..a boogey-man name hammered out by the liberals. You'll have to show me some instances where liberals have compromised ANYTHING except in order to get their way. And especially in this present administration. I've never witnessed in my 79 years, any group more partisan than this one.
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