On 12/5/14 9:14 AM, KC wrote:


The "Tea Party" has never been allowed to materialize...


The Tea Party morphed into the Tea Baggers. Cruz, et al.

They have had significant influence in the House, causing others to bow
and scrape to the Tea Bagger agenda out of fear of being ostracized.

The Tea Baggers also had a major impact on Romney's campaign for the
presidential nomination. Again, Romney felt obliged to cater to them in
order to maintain his base. If he had not had to do that he may have
stood a better chance in the election.

Jeb Bush has said screw them. He understands and wants no part of
joining with Cruz and others, even if it means he'll never get the
nomination for 2016.

Another interesting transformation is the "new" Rand Paul. He's
distancing himself rapidly from the Tea Baggers and actually is starting
to sound more rational and thoughtful.