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69. They should form their own party - The Tea Party
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:30 AM
Nov 2012

And strip 25% of the votes from the Republican Party. That would get rid of both of them.

This is awesome. More Todd Akins please. Lars77 Nov 2012 #1
thank you, thank you, thank you... oldhippydude Nov 2012 #2
Yes, Mitt lost because he WASN'T CRAZY ENOUGH. Now that's crazy! nt valerief Nov 2012 #3
any party that would take a country to a 'fiscal cliff' is crazy cyclezealot Nov 2012 #20
More bibles,bullets and pollution for all. WRH2 Nov 2012 #52
It Raises Everyone Else's Taxes Too AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #60
The deficit and debt are byproducts Lefty Thinker Nov 2012 #92
Oh ya! SoapBox Nov 2012 #4
Be VERY careful what you wish for. loudsue Nov 2012 #61
Agreed. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #73
I believe it's the "crazy" they should blame. n/t svpadgham Nov 2012 #5
Let the bloodletting begin! ISW Nov 2012 #6
Yep. Volaris Nov 2012 #26
Every time the rethugs lose AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #7
This far? (See below) coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #67
Guess who's contributing to the cause? SCVDem Nov 2012 #8
Future Purity test questions for repig candidates bongbong Nov 2012 #9
I object to Question #1!! Moostache Nov 2012 #75
this is GREAT NEWS Skittles Nov 2012 #10
Yes, maybe they can find more Tea Party men who can further explain the magical properties of rape. Kurovski Nov 2012 #11
Boehner has the opportunity to restore the GOP to sanity lobodons Nov 2012 #12
Restore them back to sanity? Lunabelle Nov 2012 #15
you DO realize you're talking about this guy, right? Skittles Nov 2012 #21
He looks like a Basset Hound we use to own. funkhowser1 Nov 2012 #43
OMG: basset hound....always takes me back to my youth in England Skittles Nov 2012 #44
Oh my. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #31
Speaking of breath. Imagine his. Yech. vanlassie Nov 2012 #36
Tobacco, booze, and Teabag semen. Disgusting! AAO Nov 2012 #71
Boehner isn't their leader--Grover Norquist is. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #59
This is delicious. mzmolly Nov 2012 #13
We can only hope and pray that the TPers get their way. Speck Tater Nov 2012 #14
Oh brother, here it comes. calimary Nov 2012 #16
Ha! We knew that was coming.. Cha Nov 2012 #17
ahem i can answer this question, they lost because Heather MC Nov 2012 #30
Well, see they lost because every journalist in America... Volaris Nov 2012 #35
Keep thinking that way raising2moredems Nov 2012 #18
So Mitt lost because he wasn't enough of an asshole.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #19
I hope the GOP learns nothing from this drubbing. ffr Nov 2012 #22
What is an 'Establishment Republican' to these people? ballaratocker Nov 2012 #23
"Car Hole"! Classic!!!! nt Walk away Nov 2012 #47
I wasn't sure I read that headline right... Indi Guy Nov 2012 #24
Trajan Diclotican Nov 2012 #25
You are 100% correct. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #40
Guess what, Diclotican, they already ARE Nazis. wellspring Nov 2012 #49
wellspring Diclotican Nov 2012 #72
so how does that explain why so many of the tea-bager creeps who were running for office lost? olddad56 Nov 2012 #27
Whatever they believe, they now should all fight and terar each other up. Nika Nov 2012 #28
Love all the finger pointing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #29
Hard to say if the Creep Party will take over the GOP wellspring Nov 2012 #51
Interesting, the Astroturf teabaggers are now allowed to talk. dmr Nov 2012 #32
And Richard Viguerie of all people is their leader? starroute Nov 2012 #33
Moar crazy, please. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #34
The real, true definition of: Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #37
LOL. n/t area51 Nov 2012 #42
Legitimate Conservatives have a way of shutting the GOP down. n/t JBoy Nov 2012 #38
Lets pretend we are sleep goclark Nov 2012 #58
THE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH!!!! PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #39
So Americans chose the more liberal candidate because Romney wasn't conservative enough? Kablooie Nov 2012 #41
The problem with the GOP continuing its hard right trajectory is that it WILL pull the DEM blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #45
Part of me giggles DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #46
The problem with the modern republic party is truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #48
I'm not laughing. I'm terrified MickeyFinne Nov 2012 #50
Good point, Mickey. wellspring Nov 2012 #57
and i agree newspeak Nov 2012 #79
and like the Nazis they have big money behind them DBoon Nov 2012 #89
get them out of Congress creon Nov 2012 #53
Let the fleecing of gullibus conservasaurus begin BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #54
Yes, because Akin and Mourdock did so well in their election... Hugabear Nov 2012 #55
Excellent. tanyev Nov 2012 #56
Sorry but I would tend to blame it more on Mitt Romney LynneSin Nov 2012 #62
If they become any more conservative, they will need to be contained in jails or mental institutions rasputinkhlyst Nov 2012 #63
Go for it. More wackos, more Trumps, more Mourdocks, Bachmanns....Santorum for President! AlinPA Nov 2012 #64
Dick Lugar would have walked back into the Senate w/ >65% of the vote but .. Botany Nov 2012 #65
The problem with their doubling-down on the crazy caraher Nov 2012 #66
It's time for all GOP factions to join arms in a big turkey hunt jsr Nov 2012 #68
They should form their own party - The Tea Party AAO Nov 2012 #69
Not conservative enough??!! OnionPatch Nov 2012 #70
"Too Moderate"??? Megahurtz Nov 2012 #74
huh? heaven05 Nov 2012 #76
Now I'm not the Republican establishment AnnaLee Nov 2012 #77
Bring it on Teatards! Just keep spewing, and keep being idiots. The rest of America.... johnnyrocket Nov 2012 #78
Most of the people I know DON'T LIKE Tea Thugs selling our lives, trying to kill CMS/Medicare patrice Nov 2012 #80
Trajan - thanks for the link pipewrench Nov 2012 #81
Well I woulnt expect them to blame themselves... and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #82
Has the Tea Party ever considered losses may be the result ofpeople rejecting the Tea Party agenda? are_you_serious_1234 Nov 2012 #83
Gloating here. nt patrice Nov 2012 #84
Paul Ryan was selling American lives for >7K @ person/yr. Biden SHAMED mr repubKochmobster Ryan, patrice Nov 2012 #85
Rove is Nixon's bitter REVENGE on the Republican Party, a DISASTER. patrice Nov 2012 #86
Tea Baggers are old white fox induced mental patients Kyad06 Nov 2012 #87
Okay Aerows Nov 2012 #88
the Republican party is dying lovuian Nov 2012 #90
Match blames wood for the fire. nt Javaman Nov 2012 #91
Beautiful! workinclasszero Nov 2012 #93
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