This is extremely subjective. On one hand the TP has called for a more limited fed government economically and environmentally. It is still debatable whether that's even a good thing! However, I still see the TP wanting to mess with social issues and calling for even greater government intervention. And they still are addicted to their old folks entitlements. As for foreign affairs? The TP is calling for even greater American influence and intervention in the world. Not only was this left undefined in the Constitution and thus (by default) unconstitutional, but also goes against the warnings of some of the greatest leaders we had at the time the Constitution was written.
Where were their concerns over 8 years? They were silent under Bush and then suddenly became vocal once Obama was elected. This raises concerns over their true intentions and motives.
I'm not defending this modern era Tea Party movement, considering the mainstream Republican party hijacked the original grassroots Tea Party that Ron Paul supporters founded years ago.
Of course Republicans were silent under Bush....
It's all political theater, and the Democrats and Republicans are the puppets.
They don't have true intentions and motives, because big corporations and the military industrial complex bought off both parties many years ago.
I think in some cases we definitely need to cut government and "return" to the Constitution (NCLB, foreign affairs, Pat Act, PBS funding, etc). On other issues, we need MORE government intervention (Regulate WS, break up the big banks, health care).
Haven't we already tried MORE government intervention in WS, the big banks, health care??
The government has shown absolutely no loyalty to the people of this country, and absolute coalition with all of Wall Street, too big to fail banks, and health insurance companies.
Do you actually think that an Obama administration with more than half of it's cabinet being former Wall Street insiders/lobbyists is going to do anything about the corruption of said WS?
As well can be said of Romney before he probably wins, and will most definitely pick a cabinet of mostly WS, big bank, and health care industry lobbyists and insiders.
