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The first Tea Party Presidential Candidate?


 

 

For a movement that only started two years ago, the Tea Party movement is gathering a head of steam.

 

The Tea Party movement had a great year in 2010 and now, for 2012, not only are we having a Tea Party candidate running for the Senate, Jamie Radtke in Virginia, but also it looks like we may have a Tea Party candidate for President. 

 

Michele Bachmann has been making a number of trips to Iowa and now sources close to her are saying she is leaning towards running for President. 

 

If she runs and wins, she will be breaking a long dry streak for Congress.  The last sitting member of congress who went straight from the House to the White House was James Garfield in the election of 1880. 

 

Most people do not care about history from one hundred and thirty years ago.  They are much more concerned about surviving the Obama economy. 

 

While it is early to come out with endorsements, clearly Michele Bachman is in the top tier of potential candidates.  She helped found the Tea Party caucus and has been with this movement since the beginning. 

 

In Congress, she has shown courage and dedication to the conservative cause.   Currently she is in a fight with the House leadership over funding Obamacare.  There is $105 Billion that was snuck into the budget to fund Obamacare.  Michele is demanding that be taken out and along with Iowa Congressman Steve King is vowing to vote against any continuing resolution to keep the government running if the Obamacare funding is left in place.   Not only is she vowing to vote against any continuing resolution that has that funding in place, she is also trying to get more Republicans to join her. 

 

When she decided to stand and fight she said defunding Obamacare (saving $105 billion) and defunding Planned Parenthood were not negotiable.  Wow!  Why isn’t the Republican leadership in the House saying this kind of stuff?

 

The Tea Party movement is not just a fan club for the Republican Party.  We have been looking for serious leadership and in many ways; Michele Bachmann has been the first to step up to the plate. 

 

There is an upside and a downside to everything and the down side of Michele Bachmann running for President is, if she loses, we lose her in Congress.   There are clearly risks to everything we do in life and the risk is worth it to have her on the national stage and possibly in the White House.

 

At some point, this movement is going to have to choose a standard bearer for the White House in 2012.  It may be a little early to choose that person now, but it is not too early for us to encourage good conservatives to get into the race.

 

Run Michele, RUN!

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Permalink Reply by Grace Kirby on March 11, 2011 at 6:39pm
Allen West of Florida for President in 2012.
Permalink Reply by Debrajoe Smith-Beatty on March 11, 2011 at 6:47pm
NO to Allen West.
Permalink Reply by LYNN DZIKI on March 11, 2011 at 6:58pm

  

 

      WHY ??? WHY ???

Permalink Reply by ARNOLD CARL TAPP on March 12, 2011 at 11:32am

YOU ASK THE QUESTION : WHY NOT ALLEN WEST ?  PAY ATTENTION AND LISTEN FOR

THE ANSWER . WE LIKE ALLEN WEST AND VOTED FOR HIM TO REPRESENT US IN

THE 112th CONGRESS , BUT HE DOES NOT YET HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

TO HANDLE THE AFFAIRS OF STATE AS PRESIDENT . JOHN BOLTON IS THE BEST

POSSIBLE CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT, SINCE HE IS AN EXPERIENCED STATESMAN , OPPOSES

MOSQUES AND MUSLIM TAKEOVER OF AMERICA , AND HAS SAID HE WOULD REPEAL

EVERY ACT , BILL AND APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE SOCIALIST DICTATOR obummer .

BOLTON ALSO IS MISTER CLEAN , AND HAS NO SCANDALS , LIKE SEVERAL OTHER

POSSIBLE CANDIDATES AND PAST OCCUPANTS OF OUR OVAL OFFICE & WHITEHOUSE .

Permalink Reply by Karen Mullen on March 12, 2011 at 2:00pm
"We" didn't do it.  Democrat Roosevelt did! 
Permalink Reply by cgtexas on March 14, 2011 at 1:11am
If you are talking about the muslims then YES.I wonder how many would start pleading 'I'm No Muslim'.Throw in the illegals and the gays if they cause any more trouble.
Permalink Reply by cgtexas on March 17, 2011 at 12:48am
Did you mean the muslims or our gov. in detention camps? I say both and all of the illegals plus a few RINO's  in the arena.FEMA too.They're the ones wanting to put us in Detention camps.They're called FEMA CAMPS.I'm not sure about Homeland Security,but you can bet that fema will be having HS do all the dirty deeds such as confiscating registered guns and rifles.Installing microchips in the name of trackers and telling us it's for our safety from terrorists and then they'll be adding stuff on like our bank acct's. balances.They will want you to scan for purchases.(no buy,sale,or trade) and adding w/o our knowledge the numbers 666.They will have access to our tracking devices to add or subtract from our programs.Fema is training young men to be pastors,but not for churches.They will be used to calm Americans while tracking devices are installed and guns removed.My niece works for HS and she dated this guy from HS.He was going to seminary school in Dallas,Tx.pt.-time .He was out of the picture soon as he found out her home actually belonged to her parents.They bought it for here to live in,but decided to leave in their name.Smart move.No collateral if needed for preacher man.
Permalink Reply by Gail Hartel on March 12, 2011 at 12:11pm
I like John Bolton but never of him as Presidential material.  Will need to consider that.  I would like to see someone like Trump as VP or Sec of State b/c of his business background and his non-nonsense approach in negotiating.  I think he could keep the Senate in line and not amuse the Press.
Permalink Reply by Roland C. Cartier Jr on March 17, 2011 at 3:03pm
Hey Mark, I come from Ct. New Haven to be exact my family is all over that State and they are not happy campers .
Permalink Reply by Roland C. Cartier Jr on March 18, 2011 at 6:40pm
Hey Oregon and Sandra, it's the other way around is what I meant about checks and balances.When the Executive branch oversteps it is the Legislative branch which consists of the Senate and House to investigate and the Judicial branch if their not bought and paid for to uphold the U.S.Constitution" after all that's what they were sworn in to do.
Permalink Reply by Robert B. McCready on March 13, 2011 at 12:59am
Yes, I like John Bolton. We would be out of the U.N. in a wink of a eye.
Permalink Reply by Deb Speelman on August 10, 2011 at 1:20pm
Amen to that!!! I really like him!

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