[Peace-discuss] Teapartiers & the Left

[C. G. Estabrook]

These views among Republicans obviously resemble those among teapartiers (often 
the same people).

But could Justin Raimondo be right in his view (characteristically expressed) 
that Johnson is "a cheap knock-off" of Ron Paul?

"...I doubt many will fall for the counterfeit ... It is all too clear to me 
what the Johnson campaign represents: the attempt by the so-called 
'cosmopolitan' (cosmotarian?) wing of our movement [i.e., libertarianism] to 
create 'the next Ron Paul' – and dump all that antiwar, anti-Federal Reserve 
'kooky' stuff, which the Beltway libertarian organizations funded by the 
so-called 'Kochtopus' look down their noses at..." 
<http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/04/21/gary-johnson-caveat-emptor/>.


On 4/25/11 8:23 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
> Meanwhile, according to the Washington Post: the majority of
> Republican voters want to raise taxes on the rich and the majority of
> Republican voters want to see a substantial withdrawal of combat
> troops from Afghanistan this summer; half of Republican voters say the
> war is not worth the cost.
>
> If Gary Johnson's candidacy for President prospers, these anti-war
> sentiments among Republican voters could get significantly more
> attention...
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM, C. G. Estabrook<galliher at illinois.edu>  wrote:
>> Poll: 70% Of Tea Partiers Oppose Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid
>> Jon Terbush | April 20, 2011, 3:05PM
>>
>> ...In a McClatchy-Marist poll released this week, 70% of registered voters
>> who identify with the Tea Party opposed making cuts to either Medicare or
>> Medicaid -- the government-run health programs for the elderly and the poor
>> -- to help reduce the nation's deficit. Meanwhile, only 28% of tea partiers
>> said they'd be willing to cut spending on those two programs.
>>
>> Tea partiers were not alone in opposing Medicare and Medicaid cuts. An
>> overwhelming 80% of all respondents said they opposed such cuts, with a
>> majority of every demographic measured in the survey lining up against them.
>>
>> ...The Tea Party has led the charge to slash government spending, but the
>> Marist poll suggests they're loathe to touch what amounts to about 20% of
>> the entire federal budget.
>>
>> The Marist poll was conducted April 10-14 among 1,084 registered voters
>> nationwide. It has a margin of error of 3.0%.
>>
>> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/poll-70-of-tea-partiers-oppose-cuts-to-medicare-medicaid.php
>>
>>
>> Paul Ryan Gets Booed By Constituents For Opposing Tax Hikes On Rich
>> Benjy Sarlin | April 20, 2011, 2:37PM
>>
>> Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), architect of the House GOP's budget, drew a
>> resounding chorus of boos at a town hall appearance in his district after
>> touting the benefits of tax cuts for the wealthy.
>>
>> In a video posted by ThinkProgress, an attendee at the event this week told
>> Ryan that he believes the rich should pay higher taxes to help close the
>> deficit and strengthen Social Security.
>>
>> "The middle class is disappearing right now," he said. "During this time of
>> prosperity, the top 1 percent was taking about 10 percent of the total
>> annual income, but yet today we are fighting to not let the tax breaks for
>> the wealthy expire?"
>>
>> Ryan protested that "We do tax the top," before being drowned out by the
>> audience's jeers.
>>
>> Polls have shown increasing taxes on the wealthy enjoys strong public
>> support across the political spectrum despite near-universal opposition from
>> GOP lawmakers ... Ryan's budget proposal ... cuts taxes for the rich while
>> making major cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
>>
>> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/paul-ryan-gets-booed-by-consituents-for-opposing-tax-hikes-on-rich-video.php
>>
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