Our political Quote of the Day comes a coalition of Tea Party groups that shows why the Tea Party has become anathema to many non-Republicans, independent voters, and moderates. While Tea Partiers will love this quote, many of the other Americans will react by shaking their heads and vowing to vote against candidates that support or enable people who are so openly pitching this line:
A coalition of conservative Tea Party groups published an open letter Wednesday urging Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to retire instead of seeking a third term next year.
The letter warns Alexander that if he refuses to “retire with dignity,” he will eventually face a significant primary challenge from the right.
“Unfortunately, our great nation can no longer afford compromise and bipartisanship, two traits for which you have become famous,” the letter reads.“America faces serious challenges and needs policymakers who will defend conservative values, not work with those who are actively undermining those values.”
Yep. American now needs: a)no compromise with those who see things differently, no political deals – the kinds of deals, by the way, that made America great, and, b)more pure partisanship.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.