Karl Rove has written a new book about his life and years as President Bush’s guru. He is making the rounds promoting the book and has made comments on the “Tea Party” movement. Mr. Rove has stated that if the Tea Party starts promoting third party candidates the Republican Party will be damaged, as 3rd. party movements usually hurt one of the major parties in an election.
Mr. Rove contends that if the Tea Party movement remains decentralized and not tightly organized, it can be beneficial to the Republican party. He goes on to state that if they are taken over by those with an ax to grind, damage can result to Republican candidates.
Karl Rove said the Tea Party movement should emulate the movements of the 60′s and 70′s and stay focused on specific issues. These issues are the burden of excessive taxes, the abortion issue and the rights of gun owners.
The Tea Party people, though independent, tend to support Republican core issues. Mr. Rove wants them to remain true to these issues while remaining members of the Republican Party. Karl Rove was the premier strategist of our time who managed the second Bush’s career. His words carry weight and should not be disregarded.
Karl Rove is a CRIMINAL! In 2012 vote for the REAL tea party candidate, the 1 who started that phrase, RON PAUL!! The rest of you tea party candidates are fraud, bandwagon jumpers, ie Palin.
I agree, Karl Rove and the ultra-right wing corporatist are hijacking a laget. movement.
“Karl Rove and the ultra-right wing corporatist are hijacking a LAGET movement”? How can you expect to be taken seriously if you can’t spell “LEGITIMATE”? Or even the abrev., “LEGIT”?
Be that as it may, Rove has always been a sleazy, wormy little troll. Fits right in with the Bush folk, and Cheney’s minions.
I have grown to respect Karl Rove as a savy political advisor/observer and one with keen acumen. However, the problem for the Repubican Party is not the Tea Party movement. The Repubican Party’s problem is the Republican Party. Rove himself seems blindly loyal to the “Stupied Party”. I have been a contributing member of the Republican Party in the past. I don’t trust the Republican Party anymore, for obvious reasons. I am now an Independent. Why? The Repulican Pary reflects the following:
1. It does not honor it’s own platform.
2. It is as much responsible for the financial mess this country is in as the Democrats.
3. It has contributed to the size of the federal monster as much as the Democrats.
4. It has turned it’s back on the American Constitution in many cases and should be ashamed of itself.
5. It has also allowed traitors and iconoclasts into its ranks with open arms. (RINO’s) Actions of cowards!
The leaders of the RP (whoever they are?) need to study our founding documents and start putting their faith in the Constitution and not 2010 progressive politics.
If they don’t, they are going to find out that true Americans will find both men and a party that will lead this country the way the Founding Fathers intended. Regardless ot the forcasts of doom, even from the lips of one Karl Rove!
I agree!!! Very well said!
I agree with mac1, there should only be one party called the AMERICAN PARTY>>>>
I think we are already there. We have a 1 party system in this country and it belongs to the rich. Who do we bail out the rich time and time again. Karl Rove wishes to protect the rich, that is who he serves. All these politicians serve the rich. That is the only game in town. They lie to the poor and middle class people every day promising them things they can never deliver. Excellent schools no chance, excellent health care no chance, excellent job opportunities no chance. No, Karl Rove would never want a unified and competent third party , because then his party and his cronies party would be over. let the party begin. A party that believes and cares about its citizens and their rights…
I would like for Mac1 to verify the statements above.
Just how much were we into the national dept while Bush was in office? Remember, we were fighting a war that costs money, the national dept was still billions of dollars less than today.
What federal monster are you referring to?
Also, a Rino is not a Rino until in office. There are Dem’s that run under the guise of (R) just to get into office and then turn traitor…
I do believe that we need a strong representative from the Republican party to step up and do the things the republicans believe in.
The Tea Party should not aspire to be a third political party. Here’s why:
1. Third parties do one of two things in our political system: ensure victory for those with which they’re most ideologicallly opposed, or in very rare cases replace one of the existing parties. I can think of only one example of that, when the Whigs were essentially replaced by the Republicans, but that didn’t happen overnight. Many elections were lost before the realignment was complete.
2. The Tea Party contains some elements (white supremacists, for example) that are so distasteful to swing voters (and other Tea Party members) that a “big tent” party just isn’t possible. Dick Armey is not going to sit down with the Grand Wizard of the KKK to plot strategy and order lawn signs.
3. It can be much more effective as a watchdog, essentially passing judgment/endorsing either independent or Republican candidates. All that would be necessary to fulfill this role would be to distill the common ideals shared by all of the Tea Party members, which seem to be 1) Kill the Nanny State; 2) Originalist constitutionalism; 3) Individual rights, especially gun rights, since they’ve been neglected; 4) Ending the control of financial institutions over our government, and in turn, our lives.
If the Tea Party could focus on ONLY those things they have in common, then they could wield incredible power without being a true political party at all. It would fit with the mentality of most of its members too.