The Tea Party Movement At Five Years: What Has It Accomplished?

The Tea Party Movement reached five years of age in the last few days, and the question is what has been accomplished?

The Tea Party Movement has led to the following:

Complete stalemate and gridlock in both houses of Congress.

The weakening of the power of the Speaker of the House John Boehner to the level it was in 1910 after the “House Revolution” against Speaker Joseph Cannon.

The loss of a potential Senate majority for the Republican Party twice, when it seemed possible.

The undermining of the American economy and America’s image in the world.

The promotion of racism, misogyny, nativism, and hate and confrontation.

The undermining of national government in favor of sectionalism and secession.

The growing inability of President Obama to gain any kind of cooperation from the opposition party, unseen since the time of Andrew Johnson.

The loss of any reasonable civility between the leaders of the Republican Party and the President of the opposition party.

The growing split between the two major political parties in a manner unseen since the Civil War-Reconstruction Era 150 years ago.

The growing personal threats of assassination against President Obama, unseen at this level since the time of Abraham Lincoln.

But there are signs that the American people have had it with the Tea Party Movement in the Congress and in the state governments.

This is a clear cut warning for those promoting this divisiveness and anarchy, that the time for return to civility has arrived, and that if those in government now refuse to see the handwriting on the wall, then they will be repudiated in 2014 and 2016!

8 comments on “The Tea Party Movement At Five Years: What Has It Accomplished?

  1. Mark March 3, 2014 5:45 pm

    When you idioticly leave out the election of 2010, you give the impression of being an idiot.

  2. Ronald March 3, 2014 6:00 pm

    The midterm election of 2010 was a fix by the Koch Brothers and others, with the assistance of the majority Republican Supreme Court in the Citizens United Case. The turnout was low by the critics of the Court, but we have learned our lesson now, and it will NOT be repeated in 2014 and after. The Tea Party is on the run, and we will not allow any more the fixing of elections by the rich and powerful against the people of this nation!

  3. Mark March 3, 2014 7:14 pm

    Mentioning the Senate elections lost supposedly due to the Tea Party while not mentioning 2010, shows you have little regard for facts.

    I bet your “history” books and lectures are pieces of propaganda and omission just like this post.

  4. Ronald March 3, 2014 9:26 pm

    I have been a successful author and scholar, because I tell the facts, the truth, not the right wing propaganda you spew. I am well aware of the Senate elections of 2010, and 2012, where the Tea Party whackos lost seats that should have gone Republican, and until they are destroyed, the Republican Party has no future in the Senate, and is just flapping aimlessly in the wind. Boehner in the House already knows this, and no longer will tolerate the blackmail of the Tea Party nuts!

  5. JOB March 5, 2014 1:10 pm

    HMMMM? You know Ron, I thought you mentioned the 2010 elections when you mentioned commented “Complete stalemate and gridlock in both houses of Congress.

    The weakening of the power of the Speaker of the House John Boehner to the level it was in 1910 after the “House Revolution” against Speaker Joseph Cannon.”

    And of course you were polite enough to not mention how the 2010 elections led to the lowest approval rated Congressional meeting since reconstruction. But that honor may have been overtaken by this bastardization of Government (113th) that we are now stuck with. Let the good times roll…..

  6. Ronald March 5, 2014 1:20 pm

    The 112th and 113th Congress have been the absolute worst in the past century at least, all due to the Tea Party Movement and the Republican Party. I cannot believe that the nation is ignorant enough or uncaring enough to continue this disaster!

  7. Mark March 5, 2014 4:37 pm

    “And of course you were polite enough to not mention how the 2010 elections led to the lowest approval rated Congressional meeting since reconstruction.”

    As if the idiotic people who are asked are smart enough to judge…

  8. Southern Liberal March 10, 2014 9:03 am

    What has the Tea Party accomplished? Answer = absolutely nothing!

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