tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post3418369134129913063..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: It's Saturday so it must be time for politicsDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-26108708108705645792011-02-22T21:06:22.367-05:002011-02-22T21:06:22.367-05:00Grey Ghost, the Tea Party is not a formal politica...Grey Ghost, the Tea Party is not a formal political party. It is a bunch of various ad hoc organizations in many states, if not all, that constitute a "movement", or a few common ideals: smaller government, lower taxes, less government intrusion. BTW, your name "Grey Ghost" is the nickname for the Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-61490472890585622092010-10-12T17:53:49.613-04:002010-10-12T17:53:49.613-04:00Grey Ghost, the Tea Party is not a formal politica...Grey Ghost, the Tea Party is not a formal political party. It is a bunch of various ad hoc organizations in many states, if not all, that constitute a "movement", or a few common ideals: smaller government, lower taxes, less government intrusion. BTW, your name "Grey Ghost" is the nickname for the Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-65557790528791291272010-10-09T04:29:33.837-04:002010-10-09T04:29:33.837-04:00Are you talking about the Tea Party my friend?We h...Are you talking about the Tea Party my friend?We have the Liberal Party over here and before going any further,I was a member for a while and worked in some local and national elections.<br />At one time Liberals were part of a two party system,later they were squeezed into the centre ground and by the eighties found that as a third party they were going nowhere.They joined up with a left of centre party to create a larger centre grouping but that didnt work so after a few more years offered their Westminster voting support to the Labour Party.They learned nothing from this debacle and earlier this year,in what seemed a last grasp at power,threw their lot in with the Conservative Party.<br />The lesson to be learned is,dont expect too much from a new and smaller party trying to change a system thats worked alright for two hundred odd years.Or maybe,if it aint broke,dont try and mend it.Grey Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434533264293455335noreply@blogger.com