Ayiekie Wrote:Yep, they pretty much were. Also, people have the attention span of goldfish. Most Americans don't even remember anymore that the bailout was a (strongly bipartisan supported) Bush initiative, not the baby of Obama and the Democrats.If you'd been paying closer attention (both to what this article was saying, and to the tea parties in general) you'd notice that most Tea Party participants DID remember that very point, and are not happy with the Republican establishment (or Bush) on that point. They're largely voting Republican in the general election because it's realistically the only real option at this point. But the tea parties made their voices heard loudly and to the detriment of the Republican party elite in the primary elections. Much to those 'elites' dismay. Because they had their own ideas about who was 'electable'. Look at Karl Rove's reaction to Christine O'Donnell's victory. He made as ass of himself going after her! And many if not most rank and file Republicans have turned on him as a result.
That's the system in this country as it stands. In the general election, you rarely get exactly what you're looking for. If you REALLY want to change things, do it in the Primary elections. And that's largely where the Tea Parties concentrated.