Party's over for some House Republicans as tea party loses steam

[TexasTowelie]

The Republican newcomers stunned Washington back in 2010 when they seized the House majority with bold promises to cut taxes and spending and to roll back what many viewed as Barack Obama’s presidential overreach.

But don’t call them tea-party Republicans any more.

Only eight years later, the House Tea Party Caucus is long gone.

So, too, are almost half the 87 new House Republicans elected in 2010 — the biggest GOP wave since the 1920s.

Some, including current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, joined the executive branch. Others slipped back to private life.

Read more: http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/party-s-over-for-some-house-republicans-as-tea-party/article_a3447808-701a-11e8-a153-f3b4ec3c374e.html

[LakeArenal]

1. Blue Wave... Blue Wave... Blue Wave...

[Thomas Hurt]

2. True, but the christofascist ideology of the Pig and his lackeys is more extreme than....

those now quaint tea party libertarian types.

[beachbum bob]

3. The hate grows tiresome...

[empedocles]

4. Another lil bit of light deep at november tunnel?

[dhol82]

5. One trusts that they have come out of their berserk fury.

We’ll see.

[Salviati]

6. Trust a republican?

Never. The only good republican is one who is voted out of office.

[dhol82]

7. Sadly true.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. We still have one Congressman and a couple of State Assembly and Senate People

But it looks more and more the Tea Baggers in the State Legislature are about to get their collective asses kicked. HD1 is another story. Whitest most conservative bunch in the state.