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The Tea Party and the GOP: From Rescue to Wreck

October 22, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti

In the immediate aftermath of the 2010 mid-term elections, Peggy Noonan, tireless cheerleader for all things conservative, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, “The Tea Party to the Rescue” In it Noonan gushed effusively as to how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, 2013 Government Shutdown, 2014 Elections, affordable care act, barack-obama, Charles Krauthammer, democratic-party, fox-news, gerrymandering, Government Paralysis, Henry Clay, immigration-reform, jonah-goldberg, juan-williams, Kristen Powers, Peggy Noonan, Political Obstruction, politics, republican-party, richard-lugar, Rothenberg Political Report, tea-party, Ted Cruz, tom-friedman

Fair and Balanced? Rasmussen Found Biased and Inaccurate

November 8, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

In contrast to Rasmussen that had the highest combined error and bias scores, the top tier firms surveying voter sentiment in this election had error scores below 4 points and most had bias ratings below 1.0. These results were obtained … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, barack-obama, fivethirtyeight, fox-news-network, pulse-opinion-research, rasmussen-reports, rupert-murdoch

The Absurdity of Anti-Progressive Blather!

November 6, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

For the better part of post 2008 election period, we have been deluged with an almost non-stop rant about the failures of "progressive" ideas in America. Some have been so bold, or naive if you will, to suggest that the rise of the Tea … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, john-boehner, michele-bachmann, progressive-politics-and-policy, tea-party-movement

An Impending and Inevitable Train Wreck

October 31, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

In the event of a Republican takeover of one or both houses of Congress on November 2nd, it won't be long before the Tea Party Movement and the G.O.P. will be involved in one or more train wrecks, some of which could be pretty dramatic. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, barack-obama, george-bush, medicaid, medicare, republican-party-democratic-party, social-security, tea-party-movement

Business and Rights Groups Are Growing Wary of the Tea Party

October 17, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

As I have said several times, to date, as we get closer to November 2nd, the hurdles that the Tea Party Movement must surmount just keep getting higher and more arduous. Since my last post on the topic two reports have come to the fore that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, meet-the-press, tea-party-movement

For Tea Party Candidates, the Stumbles, and Fumbles Continue

October 15, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

As November 2nd draws nearer, it seems that the stumbles and fumbles of key Tea Party candidates just keep on coming. This has given rise to ever more questions about the fitness and viability of some of the leading candidates for public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, carl-paladino, christine-odonnell, rand-paul, sarah-palin, tea-party-movement

Bent Angle, Sharron Angle’s Major Flip Flop

October 10, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

Tea Party darling, Sharron Angle has apparently decided that politics as usual suits her better than sticking to her previously held Tea Party Movement principles. In an development that has been reported on both the left and the right, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, harry-reid, sharron-angle, tea-party-movement

Controversy Continues for Tea Party Candidates

October 8, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

A funny thing seems to be happening, as we get closer to November 2nd, the level of controversy surrounding the candidacy of several prominent Tea Party candidates seems to be either emerging or increasing. The list spans a who's who of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, carl-paladino, harry-reid, rand-paul, rick-scott, sharron-angle, tea-party-movement

Today’s O’Donnell Farce du Jour

September 23, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

Christine O'Donnell, one of the Tea Party's newly minted stars has revealed that she will forgo any further national media coverage so as to" focus on Delaware." Her last-minute cancellation of two Sunday show appearances two days ago … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, christine-odonnell, political-farce, sarah-palin, tea-party-movement

From Palin to O’Donnell or From Farce to Absurdity

September 21, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti

Well now that the last of the "Tea Party" primaries is over, one can only wonder what people on the right were thinking when they voted for Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. Didn't William F. Buckley, the scion of the post World War II … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, christine-odonnell, delaware-primary, sarah-palin, tea-party-movement

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