Howard Nemerov was invited to speak at a local “tea party” with mixed reception.

From what I know of Howard, he isn’t what the organizers wanted… he’s pretty sick of it all:

Why should people believe a “conservative” will be any better than a “liberal” when a self-proclaimed conservative ran up the deficit during his time as president? It was the Republicans during the 2000-2004 time period that prepared the way for Obamanomics. They justified expanding government and federal spending, because it was for the “right” reasons. Now, they sit mute while the new administration makes their efforts look sophomoric, because they know that speaking up too loud risks drawing attention to their hypocrisy.

They know that the American electorate has demonstrated a resistance to learning the lessons of history. As “progressive” economist John Kenneth Galbraith observed:

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

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We no longer have a two party system: We have the Democrat party, and the Democrat-too party, neither of which adheres to the goals stated on their party websites.

We’ve got mere weeks before Congress returns from their summer holiday–more travel expenses paid by us–and takes up issues like Cap & Trade and socialized medicine. If you have any ideas on how to refocus this movement on We the People, please send them along.

I’m starting to think that the better strategy now will be to vote for whomever has the best chance of unseating the incumbent.