The Media is reporting that the Tea Party won. In exchange for avoiding default, they got 2.4 trillion in cuts and no tax increases. But they are not satisfied. They claim this is just the beginning of a long fight to reduce the size and scope of government. This shows just how extreme they are.
I don't really know what would make the Tea Party happy. They are not very specific on cuts. They just talk of "generic government spending." Do they want to cut education for the poor, cancer research, research into alternative energy? Polls show they are all social conservatives so they are not just about economics. Are they in favor of gay rights? Not likely. I want the Tea Party to propose very specific spending cuts, so the majority of Americans can see that they actually support policies that would hurt them, and once that is obvious, no intellectually honest person will support such an immoral party.
Bill Maher is correct. There needs to be a liberal Tea Party. And not in the extreme facetious way he talked about. I am talking about a real liberal tea party, that openly advocates the right to education, health care, and a decent standard of living. The kind that does not take anti-scientific stances to appease stupid voters. I want a liberal Tea Party that actually uses it's mind to solve problems, instead of sticking with failed ideas from the past, and turning the founding fathers into religious figures.
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