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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (46804)	11/1/2010 2:06:44 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

It’s the players who wrote the checks for the G.O.P. surge, not those earnest folk in tri-corner hats, who plan to run the table in the next corporate takeover of Washington. Money always goes to both sides in great amounts, and it is going to both sides in large amounts in this election. The money doesn't rule, it fights against itself, you have all sorts of different interests, not just in partisan terms supporting the different parties, but also on issues large and small. Spending money is just a way to get your concerns heared, not normally something that will enable you to dominate the political decisions. It does get narrow pork handouts (and probably will continue to do so, even in the more difficult political climate such requests will face), but usually not much more than that. In this election, in addition to all the money, you have a groundswell of serious concern from regular people about the future path of our country. What the Tea Party ostensibly wants most — less government spending and smaller federal deficits — is not remotely happening Less government spending, in terms of less nominal dollars being spent year on year, is very unlikely to happen. Smaller deficits, in terms of smaller than the extraordinary deficits we have now, isn't so unlikely (which doesn't imply small deficits by any means). on the country club G.O.P.’s watch. "Country club Republicans" are a less powerful force than they used to be. The more the Tea Party looks as if it’s calling the shots in the G.O.P., the easier it is to distract attention from those who are actually calling them No one is calling the shots, you have different forces battling, not any real solid centralized control, esp. not when the president is a Democrat.