May 23, 2011

Dem Partisan Slams Indiana Tea Party, Mourdock, Walorski

A Democrat consultant, Chris Sautter, who writes a column carried on Howeypolitics.com, slams Richard Mourdock, Jackie Walorski, and the Indiana Tea Party at large. While appearing to be challenging Donnelly not to underestimate Senator Lugar, his understanding of Indiana political climate falls short in typical leftist perspective. He spins Indiana Treasurer Murdock's failure to halt Presidential intervention in the Chrysler bailout as being anti-jobs for Hoosiers, but overlooks the initial thrust was to protect pensioners and highway construction funds so those funds would not be forfeited in an illegal Presidential bankruptcy dictate that sidestepped legislative and judicial law in favor of creating an Executive fiat playbook likened to King George. Tea Partiers have recognized this and applauded him for his legal effort (the Supreme Court simply failed to get involved to hear the case).

He spins Walorski's close loss to her 'weaknesses' and as 'unimpressive', disregarding her massive appeal that nearly toppled Donnelly in his own district.

He grossly misinterprets the tenor of grassroots Hoosiers "But Tea Party strength seems to have crested and, besides, Indiana has not proven to be the hotbed of Tea Party activism that other states have." Despite Mr.
Sautter's wishful thinking, he must have been absent six months ago in November. Outside his radar are over 70 distinct tea party affiliates throughout Indiana meeting regularly; some with workshops, lectures, discussions; some emphasizing training on social networks and Constitutional seminars and webinars. What he may construe as post-election withdrawal is that Hoosiers are quietly working in educating themselves in politics 101 more than rallying. No longer can any election be held without the TEA Party factor. When Hoosiers have to work 1/3 of their working life just for the Government, they learn one thing: they are Taxed Enough Already. Article