{"id":2399,"date":"2010-11-07T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2010-11-07T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T15:27:01","slug":"no_we_probably_cant_just_all_g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2399","title":{"rendered":"No, We Probably Can’t Just All Get Along"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today The Hill<\/a> is reporting on the race for GOP Conference Chair as the Republicans prepare to take control of the House of Representatives.   Representatives Jeb Hensarling and Michele Bachmann are competing for the position.  <\/p>\n

The problem here is one that is going to become increasingly more common in the immediate future.  Michele Bachmann is more closely associated with the Tea Party.  She has spoken out very publicly for the Tea Party.  She is the person who would be considered the “Tea Party” candidate.  Jeb Hensarling is someone who is ‘in line for the position.’  This is what always gets the Republicans in trouble.  This is the reason John McCain ran for President instead of Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n

The question is very simple.  The energy in the Republican Party in this election came from the Tea Party.  Whether the old guard Republicans like it or not, that is a fact.  They have a choice.  They can acknowledge the heavy lifting done by the Tea Party or they can pretend that they took the majority because of their own popularity.  If they choose the second option, there will be a third party–it will be the Republican party.  The energy right now is with the Tea Party.  To ignore that fact is on a par with President Obama saying he lost the House of Representatives due to communications problems.  There were no communication problems–the American people saw exactly what he was doing and they didn’t like it.  If the Republicans in Congress choose to ignore the contributions of the Tea Party, they too run the risk of becoming irrelevant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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