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Republicans ride the tea party tiger
by Dan Balz, Washington Post, 9/15/10
Republican John Weaver said the upheaval is a natural outcome of the sins of Republicans when they were last in power, and lost the confidence of their conservative base with spending, earmarks and scandals.
"It is clear no one is in charge," he said. "No one person. No one entity. Nor is there a unifying theme. It is natural that our party would be in the wilderness, searching for the right way. And it is natural there will be political bloodletting in the process, between conservatives and extreme conservatives."
But he added: "The victories we're about to achieve in November have not been earned by us, but rather given to us by an out-of-touch, big spending president. We better learn our lessons quickly or this wilderness march will last much longer."
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"It is clear no one is in charge," he said. "No one person. No one entity. Nor is there a unifying theme. It is natural that our party would be in the wilderness, searching for the right way. And it is natural there will be political bloodletting in the process, between conservatives and extreme conservatives."
But he added: "The victories we're about to achieve in November have not been earned by us, but rather given to us by an out-of-touch, big spending president. We better learn our lessons quickly or this wilderness march will last much longer."
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