THE BEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN AMERICAN POLITICS IN RECENT YEARS....

[Whirlaway]

The Tea Party celebrates it's 5th year anniversary............

Watch the proceedings live here:

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1...events/2796201

[CJ7]

the tea party and mullet haircuts have one thing in common, both will go out of style sooner or later ...


oh wait ! there's one of each !

[i'va biggen]

I didn't know there were that many idiots out there.

[WTF]

Well at least they are acting their age!

[Jewish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by i'va biggen

I didn't know there were that many idiots out there.

Go to the next liberal gathering - it is full of them

[LordBeaverbrook]

Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer

Go to the next liberal gathering - it is full of them

Ha! The funny thing about that is that every significant cherished "conservative idea" was a liberal or radical idea before it became mainstream and adopted by conservatives. Well, every one except monarchy/autocracy that is. That was really the "original conservatism".

Yeah! Radicalism/liberalism was GREAT in 1776 (because conservatives wanted to hang the founders and let King George rule - they were Tories), but NOT today, no!

It's even funnier because today conservatives praise progressivism and liberal (new) ideas in business, but argue for "no more progress" in government (or even roll it back) at the exact same time. Seems a little hypocritical to me. What do you think?

[IIFFOFRDB]

Going to be watching these till 3am... then I will watch them again... and again.

[Old-T]

Originally Posted by IIFFOFRDB

Going to be watching these till 3am... then I will watch them again... and again.

It takes that many times for you to see how absurd they are?

[frenchybruno18]

When I think of the Tea Party, it reminds me of a quote from George Carlin: " Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large group ".

[JD Barleycorn]

Originally Posted by LordBeaverbrook

Ha! The funny thing about that is that every significant cherished "conservative idea" was a liberal or radical idea before it became mainstream and adopted by conservatives. Well, every one except monarchy/autocracy that is. That was really the "original conservatism".

Yeah! Radicalism/liberalism was GREAT in 1776 (because conservatives wanted to hang the founders and let King George rule - they were Tories), but NOT today, no!

It's even funnier because today conservatives praise progressivism and liberal (new) ideas in business, but argue for "no more progress" in government (or even roll it back) at the exact same time. Seems a little hypocritical to me. What do you think?

I have to wonder what kind of literature you've been reading. Did you color inside the lines? The classic liberal is today's conservative. Today's liberal is actually a progressive/socialist/marxist.

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by LordBeaverbrook

Ha! The funny thing about that is that every significant cherished "conservative idea" was a liberal or radical idea before it became mainstream and adopted by conservatives.

Keep deluding yourself.

[i'va biggen]

Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer

Go to the next liberal gathering - it is full of them

You should know. However you fit right in.

[WTF]

Originally Posted by LexusLover

Keep deluding yourself.

Me thinks you are the one in denial....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism
Irving Kristol remarked that a neoconservative is a "liberal mugged by reality", one who became more conservative after seeing the results of liberal policies. Kristol also distinguished three specific aspects of neoconservatism from previous types of conservatism: neo-conservatives had a forward-looking attitude from their liberal heritage, rather than the reactionary and dour attitude of previous conservatives; they had a meliorative attitude, proposing alternate reforms rather than simply attacking social liberal reforms; they took philosophical ideas and ideologies very seriously.[64]

[WTF]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

I have to wonder what kind of literature you've been reading. Did you color inside the lines? The classic liberal is today's conservative. Today's liberal is actually a progressive/socialist/marxist.

It is not quite that simple but you are at least aware of the evolution of a neo con

[Jewish Lawyer]

I'm sure you cherish that old saying but the fact is labels are constantly evolving based upon the give and take of politics and the never ending efforts to discredit the other side and pump up your own.
Suffice it to say that my definition of conservatism believes it has the same principles the founders and the people who made America great had, and liberal policies keep creating disasters like Detroit, New York City's bankruptcy in the 70's, communist Russia, and Mao's China.
I prefer the time back when men were men and the bills got paid on time.