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AuH20
03-02-2011, 11:39 AM
This is great news. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/01/raucous-first-caucus-for-tea-partiers-exposes-rifts_n_829815.html


Tea Party leaders from Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania hotly demanded that the members of the caucus not settle for anything less than defunding the Obama health care law, even on a very short-term basis, attendees told the Huffington Post. They also scoffed at the new Republican target of $61 billion in budget cuts from the rest of this fiscal year, calling it insufficient. And they made it clear Republicans who don't stand firm will face primary opponents in 2012.

"The look on the faces of the members was just unbelievable," said one attendee, who didn't want to be identified by name.

cswake
03-02-2011, 11:58 AM
Considering that the only no vote from the 87 Tea Party Freshmen on the Continuing Resolution came from Justin Amash, I'm curious if they will follow through on their ultimatum:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?281953-The-Hill-Only-one-GOP-freshman-votes-against-stopgap-spending-bill&p=3141773#post3141773

ItsTime
03-02-2011, 12:05 PM
Good FEET TO THE FIRE!

sailingaway
03-02-2011, 12:08 PM
Nice.

CSWake, they certainly should.

Thomas
03-02-2011, 02:28 PM
how can we promote Justin Amash as a leader of the Tea Party movement like with Rand?...

matt0611
03-02-2011, 02:32 PM
how can we promote Justin Amash as a leader of the Tea Party movement like with Rand?...

Yup, this is a great idea. Does he "caucus" with the other tea party members already?