Star Parker - Realism of the Tea Party

Star Parker

Those who dismiss or disparage Tea Party candidates as ideologues really miss the point of what is driving this movement. An ideologue is someone motivated primarily by a set of ideas and clings to them despite facts and experience. The Tea Party movement was not launched by and is not driven by theory but by a healthy sense of realism fueled by practical experience. Consider, for instance, Gallup’s annual survey of most and least trusted professions. In the latest one published last December, rock bottom on the list was Members of Congress. Fifty five percent gave them low/very low ratings on honesty and ethics. Members of Congress beat car salesmen by four percentage points as the professionals the American public finds most ethically challenged. It’s not theory or dogma that earned Members of Congress this distinction. It’s experience. Read more here:

Star Parker - Realism of the Tea Party