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LOL Tea Bagger Republicans only skeptical about Bush once his reign of terror was over.
Conservative Republicans Recoil at the Notion That Christie Is the Party’s Savior
“We’re so frustrated with all this Christie talk we can’t see straight,” said Mr. Hofstra, who is active in the Tea Party movement and lives in Vine Grove, Ky. He and his friends were especially furious when the governor, on television last week, described himself as “a conservative,” given his recent expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, among other positions.
“He’s no more conservative than Harry Reid,” Mr. Hofstra said, referring to the Senate majority leader, a Democrat.
To many in the conservative movement, Mr. Christie represents the kind of candidate the Republican establishment has foisted on the base in recent presidential elections — a media darling whose calling card is that elusive quality of electability and whose adherence to the party’s principles is suspect.
The governor’s standing among conservatives is important because Iowa and South Carolina, two of the first three states in the Republican presidential nominating contest, are dominated by ideology-driven activists. In addition, grass-roots activists are providing much of the passion and energy for the Republican party right now.
Some conservatives have already raised questions about his actions on gun control: He vetoed several bills last summer, including one that would ban the .50-caliber Barrett rifle, but has approved others, such as a measure that requires the police to provide the state with more information about guns used in crimes. And while he has made known his opposition to same-sex marriage, he abandoned an appeal of a court decision that legalized it in his state. During his re-election campaign, he also suggested he may support providing in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
With a civil war underway inside the Republican Party, what conservatives fear most is that Mr. Christie’s nomination would effectively mean that the party establishment had won the internal struggle — and that Mr. Christie’s force of personality trumped ideas.
the underlying issue with the right wing appears to be trust: Many are skeptical that he is committed to advancing the conservative movement, much as they came to be about President George W. Bush.
To many in the party’s grass roots, though, it may not matter what Mr. Christie does.
“We want somebody special, a real limited-government conservative,” said Eric Stamper, a Tennessee Tea Party activist. “I don’t think that’s him.”
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/11/11...ys-savior.html
LOL Tea Bagger Republicans only skeptical about Bush once his reign of terror was over.
tea baggers really didn't get all riled up until there was Dem+ n!gg@ in the WH.
But yes, the right-wing hate media trashed Rather for much less than the CBS Lara Logan's year-long propaganda "research" on Benghazi.
Seems to me the GOP is in a perpetual state of being at a crossroads, IMHO.
Pretty much.... Teabaggers are the GOP version of Boutons and Nbadan
Tea Assholes have yet to answer why they care about spending now and not during the 7 years Bush decided to up our great country
For 2014, G.O.P.’s Challenges Stem From Within
The outcome of this and at least 17 other primaries next year may have a negligible impact on Republican control of the House. Few would suggest that Pennsylvania’s Ninth Congressional District is in danger of slipping into Democratic hands. But in the heated battle over the ideological future of the Republican Party, races like this one could alter the complexion of the Republican caucus in the House — and Washington’s ability to govern in President Obama’s final years in office.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/11/11...?from=homepage
in the article, some really ignorant comments from tea baggers bubbas:
“I don’t understand why we’re hurting our own people,” she said, worrying that the government was trying to support too many people on the backs of too few taxpayers. “We’re not communists, are we?”
Mr. Halvorson was only mildly encouraging. “Not yet,” he said.
I hope the RINO's get run over by a truck.GOP at Crossroads
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