The Tea Party Is Forming It’s Own Ron Paul Revolution

The man who inspired the Ron Paul Revolution finds himself under attack by the Tea Party Nation.

Libertarian-leaning Texas Congressman Ron Paul, whose political ideology played a part in inspiring the Tea Party movement, finds himself facing off against the very people he helped to motivate.

One of the three Tea Party-connected candidates running against Ron Paul in the primary claims “He’s not being involved in his district.”

Another calls Paul one of the most ineffective members on Capitol Hill, saying
“He’s unwilling to work with others, and people are unwilling to work with him, and so we have no voice in Congress.”

Members of the Tea Party claim that although they support the Ron Paul message of fiscal restraint, he is too focused on his national ambitions, that he votes “no” on nearly everything, and not being tough enough on matters of national security as reason for challenging his 2010 Congressional re-election bid.

Paul’s supporters will surely turn out in sufficent numbers to insure his re-election, but it will be interesting to watch and see how the members of the Tea Party Nation face-off against the leader of the Ron Paul Revolution.

 

Cross-posted at Vote 2010

Pennsylvanians Against Paige

On our Vote 2010 site, we recently did an article about the upcoming race in Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District.
Along with outlining how Hazleton mayor Lou Barletta will once again challenge 13-term Democrat Congressman Paul Kanjorski for a seat in the House of Representatives, we pointed out how Barletta will face a primary challenge from Christopher Paige, a long time Democrat who recently switched to the Republican Party.

This prompted one of our readers who lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania to contact us and let us know why he won’t be voting for Mr. Paige:

 

Why I won’t vote for Chris Page 

To be fair, I am a long time Lou Barletta supporter. I however would consider voting for another if there was a better candidate.

I was initially curious about Christopher Paige.
That was until I found out who he is, what he thinks the proper role of Government is, and what he thinks of people who believe what I believe.

 
In a press release Paige wrote, “Barletta’s flirtations with and exploitations of racism are not acceptable to moderate Democrats and Independents – the people who control the outcome in this District.  His attempts to make Hazleton a place where Neo-Nazis and racists feel at home is not acceptable to the businesses we need to attract to revive our economy.
His blatant appeals to racist stereotypes are not consistent with tourism, the life’s blood of our economy.  [When's the last time you heard anyone plan a vacation for Hazleton?]  Do we want the Poconos to be associated with the Neo-Nazis and other racists Barletta attracted to Hazleton in support of his anti-immigrant policies?
In this economy, people are looking for any excuse to take their business elsewhere, so we just can’t afford Barletta’s racist ramblings against immigrants.  [Don't bother arguing it's not racist - the signs at "anti-immigrant" rallies say all you need to know.
For instance, one said, "The Majority will become a Minority."  Also, if this is about preventing terrorism, then why are we building a wall on the Mexican border when the terrorists have always used the Canadian border?  Shouldn't we close that border first?]¹” 

 I apologize for such a long quote, but I thought that every sentence of this quote is important in bringing to light what he thinks of people like myself, and Mayor Barletta.  

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