Neither the Republicans nor the Teabaggers can exist without the other

[randr]

The Republican party was dealt a death blow by Bush and the Obama victory. The so called Tea Party is a well funded, media fueled, astroturf attempt to give credibility to otherwise potty mouthed whiners who never had the nerve to stand up for anything in their lives. The only reason they are acknowledged at all is that they give some credence to the idea that the Republican's may still be a viable political party. Neither would exist without the other.
So the question for us all and especially the President is, how do we divide and conquer these morons.

[Vincardog]

1. You act as if they are two different things (Clue here The Tea Baggers ARE the GOP) and BO has spent

2 years in an effort to resurrect their tarnished and discredited brand

[randr]

2. My implication is that the teabaggers do not exist except in very small numbers

and the minds of the MSM. The Republican party has lost so much credibility, thanks to Bush, that the idea of a "tea party" movement is fueling the debate, creating the effect that the right actually has a voting bloc, and is totally paid for by the likes of the Koch Bros..
The teaparty movement is nothing but smoke and mirrors.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. The tea party are the ravenous ventriloquist doll of big money.