2012 ELECTION

[HairOfTheDog]

People bitch about the tea party, and people that want less spending calling them radicals, fruitcakes and all kinds of stupid things, but without someone pushing back government spending would have run roughshod over the top of everyones head a long time ago.

There are extremists on both ends of the political spectrum; I don't characterize them generally as fruitcakes on either end (though there are some fruitcakes in any large group).

I do wish that the parties could plan and work together for the good of the country, rather than seemingly being more interested in getting a "win" for their party. Every elected official and his/her appointees need to do their jobs, which is supposed to be representing us to the best of their abilities. Since that's not happening at the federal level at this time, I don't disagree that outcries from groups like the Tea Partiers and Ron Paul's contingency help to keep the sitting party from potentially going further over the top; checks and balances. JMO.