Thursday, February 21, 2013

Did Rush Limbaugh just launch a Tea Party revival effort?

Did Rush Limbaugh just launch a Tea Party revival effort? | WashingtonExaminer.com

Limbaugh criticized the "fear and panic" prompted by both parties together with the media each time there were any proposed spending cuts.




"I've said the same things over and over for 25 years," Limbaugh said, adding that it didn't matter who was in power. "It's the same stuff, it's the same threats, it's the same arguments, over and over nothing ever changes."



"We just keep spending more money, we create more dependency, we get more and more irresponsible one crisis to the next, all of them manufactured," Limbaugh added. "Except for the real crisis that nobody ever addresses and that is we can't afford it."



Limbaugh's comments reflect a common Tea Party frustration not only with Democrats but also with Republicans. Stop spending all the money. Stop creating false panics every time someone proposes cuts in government spending. And stop spending more money than you did the year before.


A similar frustration boiled over was when Rick Santelli gave his speech heard around the world calling for a new Tea Party



How about quarterly sequestration ?

How about quarterly sequestration ? Less than 3% reduction sounds good, maybe on a quarterly schedule.