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kpete

(71,996 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:57 AM Oct 2013

Dear GOP: The best time to ask such questions is before the tiger eats you.

the following debate occurred too late.

The GOP establishment has embarked, once again, on a round of soul-searching. But this time, the question is: What will it take to save the Republicans from the self-destructive impulses of the tea party movement?
The best time to ask such questions is before the tiger eats you.

The Republican Establishment created and nurtured this beast. I don't think they can tame it.

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2013/10/19/94943/938
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-reassess-after-shutdown-debacle/2013/10/17/e312159e-375d-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html

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Dear GOP: The best time to ask such questions is before the tiger eats you. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

They can be de-funded, however Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #1

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)

1. They can be de-funded, however

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:16 AM

Oct 2013

and their influence will diminish exponentially once the funding rug is pulled out from under their feet.

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