Rep. Maxine Waters Calls For A Trillion-Dollar Jobs Program

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by joeydb

A trillion doesn't mean anything to those who aren't going to pay the loan back.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...s_program.html

Hey Maxine, speaking as a supporter of the Tea Party, YOU can go straight to Hell.

Joey...in 5 years The Tea Party will be Ross Perot.

EDIT...They will be irrelevant soon. You can't exist as a real force in politics let alone a "Major" party without having a middle ground. Being "angry" is a cute trend but while you think you are the voice of America, most of us are laughing at you. It's easy just to swoop in during tough times pretending to advance an economic change and spout unrealistic rhetoric while quitely having a social agenda...guns, abortion, gay rights, religion..that is out of touch. At the end of the day we fight over 10% of the public that votes and changes their vote every 4 years. PLEASE..nominate a Tea Party candidate..I'll take my chances.

Originally Posted by GBBob

Joey...in 5 years The Tea Party will be Ross Perot.

We'll see about that. The game is over, IMO. There won't be an America once the global markets collapse. Sovereignty will officially be a thing of the past.

There is absolutely no way to avoid the global collapse. NONE. The Swiss and Germans dived in this week. There is no fiat currency that's worth the paper it's printed on.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

We'll see about that. The game is over, IMO. There won't be an America once the global markets collapse. Sovereignty will officially be a thing of the past.

There is absolutely no way to avoid the global collapse. NONE. The Swiss and Germans dived in this week. There is no fiat currency that's worth the paper it's printed on.

When the Swiss collapse, I'll help you build the bunker.

Originally Posted by GBBob

When the Swiss collapse, I'll help you build the bunker.

Devaluing the franc in a foolish attempt to prop the already dead euro is going to put them at risk. Plus Goldman is recommending that their top clients move to the franc.

Yeah...they haven't trapped people before.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Joey...in 5 years The Tea Party will be Ross Perot.

The Tea Party is just the John Birch Society with a new name.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Joey...in 5 years The Tea Party will be Ross Perot.

EDIT...They will be irrelevant soon. You can't exist as a real force in politics let alone a "Major" party without having a middle ground. Being "angry" is a cute trend but while you think you are the voice of America, most of us are laughing at you. It's easy just to swoop in during tough times pretending to advance an economic change and spout unrealistic rhetoric while quitely having a social agenda...guns, abortion, gay rights, religion..that is out of touch. At the end of the day we fight over 10% of the public that votes and changes their vote every 4 years. PLEASE..nominate a Tea Party candidate..I'll take my chances.

Worked for Obama

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Worked for Obama

Yeah.,.but unfortunately ( at least from my perspective), he is closer to the right than the left on Social Issues. Although, admittedly, it's hard to get all worked up about those with the financial stuff going on

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Joey...in 5 years The Tea Party will be Ross Perot.

EDIT...They will be irrelevant soon. You can't exist as a real force in politics let alone a "Major" party without having a middle ground. Being "angry" is a cute trend but while you think you are the voice of America, most of us are laughing at you. It's easy just to swoop in during tough times pretending to advance an economic change and spout unrealistic rhetoric while quitely having a social agenda...guns, abortion, gay rights, religion..that is out of touch. At the end of the day we fight over 10% of the public that votes and changes their vote every 4 years. PLEASE..nominate a Tea Party candidate..I'll take my chances.

Normally I would agree with your rationale as you specify above - anger does not cohesively act as a political force over a long period of time.

But, in this case, the Tea Party's primary objection, to the exclusion of all other concerns, is to runaway spending and an ever increasing national debt. I don't see either of those factors going away, getting less publicity, or getting radically better to the point where they are less important.

So I think the Tea Party will be around for quite a while - though it may evolve to something else - different name, more PACs and conventions...

Ross Perot is an interesting example as he was a significant player in the debate and election - but not enough to get his own electoral college votes. And he started out with the "United We Stand America" group, which eventually became "The Reform Party". Had they NOT become an independent party, and backed one man - their founder Ross Perot - they might still have been around today. A vibrant "Reform" organization would have been the natural place for today's "Tea Partiers" to gravitate to.