I misspoke. Them sort of Republican politicians don't exist anymore. Modern republicans don't fight for equality, in fact they fight to extinguish existing measures that insure equality.
Political parties are the problem, they have been co-opted by outside interests and no longer serve the people who vote for them.
Xeno, do you even have a preference among a typical republican and a typical democratic candidate? I assume even though you agree the whole system is clusterfucked, that you'd prefer a typical republican. Correct me if I'm wrong-
So you guys find yourselves in an interesting predicament. You are a tea partier, not? If you guys field your own candidates, you will wind up insuring democratic victories. The movement is far too radical for many republicans, and of course wholly rejected by democrats.
Thoughts?
I loathe both parties, and always have.
However, because of the way the money flows and the control they have on the public, a third party is virtually impossible, I tried this route with support for Ross perot for 8 years. Right now, you just can't break the mindset.
The alternative is to try and force politicians through protests and voting to actually live up to what hey are supposed to be doing, IE holding them accountable, not cheering for a side.
The democrats have made it virtually impossible to trust them, so called 'blue dogs' did not stand on principle but voted party line in a stunning display of political hypocrisy in the healthcare vote.
That means for now we are forced to support GoP candidates, for that reason and another, which is breaking up the one party monoply in government which allows these excesses.
I have no doubt should the GoP have all three branches they would do as Dems are doing, so we have to walk a political landmine and get enough people to block insane and costly legislation that doesn't reform (like barrycare) while being careful not to invest TOO MUCH power in one party.
I understand the difficulty of the task, but I have been fighting this war longer then most tea party people, and I also have experience prostesting against a majority party (the last two wars) so I know all the tricks they use, from demonizing to labeling to 'plants' and what have you.
I understand the political machines are ruthless and intend to hold power.
We intend to take that power away, and give it back to the everyday American, not some Union, Corporation or paid stooge.