Lisa Benson for November 14, 2013

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    Jason Allen  over 10 years ago

    Use Google Image search to search for “political tea party hats” and you will see plenty of images of tea party protesters with tea bags from their hat.

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    Enoki  over 10 years ago

    What I’d like to know is for some Progressive to explain exactly which TEA Party position(s) they have serious issues with and why.

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    TheFinalSolution  over 10 years ago

    The only legitimate purpose of government is to do that which most effectively secures the rights of the people and the fruits of their labor, promotes their happiness, and do their will.

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    Enoki  over 10 years ago

    That is equally true of the Democrats and really isn’t a platform position like the Democrat or Republican party has.Oh, for clarification I am an Independent if you were wondering..Anyway, the government shutdown was equally assignable to both parties. The Democrats demanding full funding of everything without question and a blank check on the debt limt. (Sort of the “California let’s go bankrupt” option) versus the Republican defund a bunch of stuff and stay under the current debt limit (or cold turkey withdrawal tank the economy short term option).Neither was a realistic position and eventually both sides realized it..As for the US bond rating: That is going down for the same reason it was degraded for California (one step above junk bonds), Detroit, and other strongholds of Progressive ideas. Spending OPM (Other People’s Money and pronounced opium) works only until you run out of it. The rich and those wealthy enough to be able to simply move or find ways not to pay. Eventually you end up only with the indigent and no tax base. Happened in Detroit. Happening in California, to give two examples..Now, if you have substantive positions for the TEA Party I’d love to read what they are. Oh, and no, I haven’t tried looking them up myself yet.

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    I Play One On TV  over 10 years ago

    Ms. Benson is nothing if not prolific. I applaud your work ethic. It seems she has a new ’toon almost every day.

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    I Play One On TV  over 10 years ago

    “we don’t need to play the blame game from what happened years ago.”

    True enough. That doesn’t mean that we aren’t still dealing with the consequences of bad decisions made by people who no longer hold office. Some posters can’t see that distinction.

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    tjimlee  over 10 years ago

    Hate to break it to you, but Bush is no longer president. Can’t understand how past screw-ups excuse present screw-ups.

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    Enoki  over 10 years ago

    (Whispered) I knew that when I asked and if they did put up some issues / policies I would have gone and looked them up….

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    I Play One On TV  over 10 years ago

    I think that’s what I said. The here and now is a result of the decisions made in the past, good and bad. Ignore that fact at your peril.

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