With the recent victory in Iowa and all the actual supported tea party candidates finishing less than 4th place I have to ask the question is the tea party dead or alive?
As an avid follower of politics I of course follow the tea parties web page 1.6 and they seem to think they are alive and kicking but a recent poll done by them suggests otherwise to me. In a poll posted on the 1.6 Facebook page of who the tea party favors Rick Santorum came in first with 31.17%.
Now maybe some are not surprised but it shocks me. It shocks me because the tea party (it must be said is not an actual party) was formed based on principles of over taxation and large intrusive government. I mean it is in there very name TEA (Taxed Enough Already.) With these principles the members who call themselves tea partiers vote for a man who wants to expand the role of government. That’s right the part who wants smaller government actually voted for a candidate who wants to expand the role of the fed.
Rick Santorum boasts on his own website that he voted for as a Senator “fought for the passage of the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), and the “Combating Autism Act” to fight this devastating disease that is affecting more and more of our nation’s children.” Now they sound like great programs but they expand the role of the fed; but he doesn’t stop there he also brags about want to preserve marriage “Rick spearheaded the debate in favor of Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004.” Now this also goes against his view on States rights but it also expands the role of the fed.
So how could he be their candidate?
I think it only obvious, the tea party might not be dead but they are an organization that doesn’t even follow their own principles. The members who want small government and lower taxes, and more state rights want a man that takes two of the three and throw them right out. So it’s either they are unaware and out of touch with the candidates issues or they simply just lost the fervor.
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