The Tea Party is on the march, like it or not. It is successfully getting candidates nominated who believe in smaller government, lower taxes, secure borders, a commitment to the constitution, and strong national defense; basically, anything that frightens the jelly spined, socialist, elitist left-wingers.
Mike Castle is a 'moderate' (I prefer unprincipled) Republican who is of the likes of McCain, Lindsay Graham, and Olympia Snowe. It's one thing to have divergent opinions with a political party, in fact it's healthy. The problem sets in when you have members of your own party who don't reach across the aisle, but side with the members on the other side repeatedly. McCain and Graham have done this over and over on immigration, taxes, and health care. You want to be bi-partisan, that's fine, but don't take the side of the opposition on fundamental issues.
Mike Castle has been a career politician, in government for over 40 years. It's about time he got a real job and started contributing to the treasury once again rather than just taking from the people. Christine O'Donnell might have plenty of problems, but new blood in politics is healthy. Even more, it's a requirement in any well functioning democracy or republic.
Castle wants to blame Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity now. Maybe he should take a look at his own voting record in which he supported numerous Democrat policies. There's no point in electing Republicans who side with Democrats on fundamental issues. Castle has labeled Tea Party members "agitators". That's a lot of gall for career politician, but a revealing choice of words from an elitist who thinks he's entitled to his position. Castle, and those like him, have forgotten that they serve the people. The people do not have masters in the American republic.
Clearly, the American government has expanded beyond the will of the governed. A reckoning approaches.
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Castle's rants remind me of Arlen Specter.
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