Who are the real tea party candidates and who are republicans in tea party clothing?

[HOLLYWOOD]

Take your own path... you just don't get it.

Most on these forum are fine at reading through all the BS of the Left/Right paradigm and their own statistical scoring nonsense, the site is just fine for information and sifting through.

If you're so adamant at vilifying this, then why don't you provide your own scoring and website to correct both sides,

No, it's not good at getting consolidated information, and it's not just "liberal bias," which one might be able to neutralize by simply shifting the results in one direction or another. Look at the methodology again. There is no ideological consistency whatsoever in the "liberal" or "conservative" positions cited. There is such a confusing mishmash of positions under each heading that individuals who disagree on every single issue (i.e. one is 100% pro-liberty and the other 100% anti-liberty) will be lumped together in "The Mushy Middle," with no indication as to the specific stances he or she has taken.

Case in point: According to this page, the House Republican most ideologically similar to Ron Paul is John Boehner.



I will repeat myself a third time. It is a terrible page and provides no useful information whatsoever. "Intelligence and deductive thinking" in this context equates to "checking a different website."

 

[MN Patriot]

disagree with you on the Tea Party. There are certain common themes and some that are split:

They want:
Smaller gvmt
Constitutional gvmt
A government that lives within it's means, doesn't borrow from other countries or print (too much) money
Government out of their lives - too many laws and regulations - too much like a police state
Government that represents the people and not the corporations.

split:
on war - some want to end them and bring troops home while others want to kick some "towlhead" ass for Jeeeezzzzuuuussss or because they are all crazy terrs like on 9/11
Ending the fed - some get it, some don't

You confirmed my argument, there is no consistent ideology attached to the Tea Party. They want small government, but specifically what is that supposed to mean? I'll bet many of them still want Social Security, since many of them are going to collect SS soon, or do already. Ditto with Medicare. So they just want to cut the waste and fraud, easy position to take since nobody supports waste and fraud.
A government that lives within its means. Great, raise taxes to balance the budget. Not very pro-liberty.
A government that represents the people and not the corporations. But aren't corporations legally people? Run by people? Another ambiguous unachievable goal for the Tea Party to strive towards.
This is why the Establishment is able to easily co-opt the Tea Party and have RINO's call themselves Tea Party candidates.

All of this is another clear justification to create an independent third party that is clearly distinguishable from the Establishment parties. End the Fed, end income taxes, return to constitutional government by ending all the government agencies that can be abolished and/or privatized. All of these things the Establishment opposes, and both parties oppose.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

We already have lots of third parties. The advantage of the Tea Party is exactly what you call it's weakness. The ability to agree and come together on core issues, like smaller gvmt and fiscal responsibility while not agreeing on other things.

In a way it's kind of like Anonymous or us for that matter.