The Tea Party is an attitude, and establishment Republicans can’t quash it
By Herman Cain Friday, January 3, 2014
The political dynamics as we head into 2014 seem ideal for Republicans. But we all know Republicans are experts at shooting themselves in the foot, largely because they seem intent on silencing the people who most believe in the ideals that are supposed to be those of the GOP.
I’m talking specifically about the Tea Party, which the GOP establishment fears because we’re really talking about the divide between the political class and the working class.
If you don’t believe the political class is distancing itself from the working class, you haven’t been paying attention. Look at all the ObamaCare taxes that are taking place this year. Look at all the deception that took place last year relative to ObamaCare.
Look at the anemic recovery. We haven’t even reached the employment levels we were at before the recovery started. The number of jobs created monthly by the private sector is less than 200,000 jobs a month. Compare that with the number of jobless claims a week, which exceed 350,000 jobs a week. Something’s wrong.