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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Yes. As far as I can tell, they're against things. There are general principles that inform that against-ness, but I can't really make out anything concrete that they're FOR.
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Which will, come November, prove to be the unraveling of the party.
I've said it before, but McCain's choice of Palin as a running mate in '08 killed the GOP as the voice of most conservatives. They've legitimized the fringe, and left the mainstream conservatives hanging out to dry. Now the GOP has no choice but to embrace the fringe, as they've put the Tea Party in the driving seat. And the Tea Party only has one plank in their platform, as Rat pointed out--oppose everything Obama does. That's not the same as offering up alternatives. All anyone running against a Tea Party candidate would have to do to ensure victory in November is challenge the Tea Party candidate to a debate. Rebutting with "nuh-uh" is not going to sway anyone but the most ignorant Tea Party acolytes (of which there are no shortages, in truth). But Tea Party candidates won't accept such a challenge; they'll claim that being asked to explain their position further than the Anti-Obama argument is an attempt by that wily Main Stream Media to orchestrate a "gotcha" moment, and their acolytes will marvel at how wise their candidate is for avoiding the trap, while still not having any idea what their candidate actually stands for.