Wow. It's almost as if they lied to their supporters and bullshiatted their way into office.

Why didn't we warn them of this? Did no one see this comming? ::snicker::

Not to worry. I'm sure some more tax cuts for the stupid rich will help things.

$600,000??!?!?!?!

That's almost real money!

If the banks want to be foolish and try to buy off the Tea Party patriots who took back our government let them try. They are just throwing their money away cos the Tea Party won't give them more bailout.

Is 600K between them a fair rate for a politician? It seems kind of cheap to purchase that many for 600K but maybe it's like a rookie contract in sports. Or maybe there are incentives? Maybe if they perform well after their rookie season they become eligible for bigger payouts? 600K for a pack of fresh politicians seems cheap. Hell, if I could arrange a consortium to go in with me on the 600K I'd buy a few politicians of my own and make a profit selling them as torture sex slaves in some far flung, depraved place.

Shaggy_C: If the banks want to be foolish and try to buy off the Tea Party patriots who took back our government let them try. They are just throwing their money away cos the Tea Party won't give them more bailout.

They'll do what they're told, when they are told, once they are bought off.

rudemix: They'll do what they're told, when they are told, once they are bought off.

Just like they were "told" to vote for more debt last year? How did that work out?

$600k is chump change compared to what they are giving Obama and Romney. Can we compare this list to other members that are pre 2010? I'm sure these members will look like saints compared to the incumbents. Kos' rage against the freshmen GOP is laughable when you compare it to the incumbents... but its Kos, so this is to be expected.

Despite the class of 2010's big tea party reputation, Republicans elected to the House that year were actually less likely than other Republicans to join the Tea Party Caucus; moreover, according to a Politico analysis, in 100 key votes in 2011, the class of 2010 Tea Party Caucus members voted against the Republican party's position just 1.25 percentage points more frequently than did their non-tea party freshmen colleagues.

All of which just goes to show what we've long known about tea partiers in general: They're just conservative Republicans, rebranded.

Well, knock me over with a feather.

The Tea Party did promise change. They were just going to change everything for the worse.

Weaver95: remember - it's all about the socialisms!

Yep, and what's the best way to fight socialism? Free enterprise. That is why I am selling my vote.

Diogenes: DozeNutz: $600k is chump change compared to what they are giving Obama and Romney.

So that makes it OK.

Drop in the bucket. Non story. Tea Party is still looking after our best interests.

Diogenes: DozeNutz: $600k is chump change compared to what they are giving Obama and Romney.

So that makes it OK.

No, but its funny how Kos can slam these guys, but fail to mention Obama and/or Romney. So if you are mad at the freshmen GOP for 'selling out', you must be raging about Obama/Romney campaigns being backed in the millions right?

DozeNutz: $600k is chump change compared to what they are giving Obama and Romney. Can we compare this list to other members that are pre 2010? I'm sure these members will look like saints compared to the incumbents. Kos' rage against the freshmen GOP is laughable when you compare it to the incumbents... but its Kos, so this is to be expected.

Tea Party politicians campaign on being completely different from Republican and Democratic incumbents, get caught behaving exactly like them, tea partiers on Fark excuse them by pointing out they're behaving exactly like Republican and Democratic incumbents.

Nice.

This could be the neo-con creed:

"I believe in all parts of the Constitution, except those parts I don't.."

Damn, I need to run for congress!

imontheinternet: In the near future, I see an avalanche of horrid quotes about Jesus being in favor of banking deregulation.

Exactly. The reason he flipped over the money changers tables is because they were obeying the Volker rule instead of engaging in proprietary trading. Supply Side Jesus does not believe in low profit ventures.

Politicians lie to get elected?????? Amazing discovery.

You leftists DO realize that Obama took more money from banks and private equity and all the rest of these so-called "evil banksters" than the GOP did right?

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-actually-raised-more-money-wall-street-ro m ney-210930978.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-has-more-cash-from-finan c ial-sector-than-gop-hopefuls-combined-data-show/2011/10/18/gIQAX4rAyL_ story.html

Selective outrage is selective. Hypocrites.

Diogenes: I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm really not. But you sound like Breitbart complaining that the MSM didn't mention the apple in their article about oranges. Like "why is this article not talking about what I want it to talk about?"

That would be an interesting article to read.

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TeaParty freshmen in congress already received $600k in contributions by banks

Tea Party politicians campaign on being completely different from Republican and Democratic incumbents, get caught behaving exactly like them. BUT $600k IS CHUMP CHANGE COMPARED TO WHAT THEY ARE GIVING OBAMA AND ROMNEY! WE ARE RAGING ABOUT OBAMA/ROMNEY CAMPAIGNS BEING BACKED IN THE MILLIONS! AND OBAMA TOOK MORE MONEY FROM BANKS AND PRIVATE EQUITY THAN THE GOP!!

/anyone want a subscription?
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NeverDrunk23: The Tea Party did promise change. They were just going to change everything for the worse.

Yeah because trying to reform and rein in our bloated, corrupt government is REALLY going to make things worse right?

Idiot.

Diogenes: The_Sheriff_Is_A_Niiii: NeverDrunk23: The Tea Party did promise change. They were just going to change everything for the worse.

Yeah because trying to reform and rein in our bloated, corrupt government is REALLY going to make things worse right?

Idiot.

And how do we do this if the so called "reformers" are just the same corrupt people with different branding?

Yes, we should be trying to reform and rein. These are not the people who will do that.

These days they are the only ones talking about reducing the size, scope and involvement in our lives of the Federal Government. Nobody else is and that includes many old-guard Republicans who have been in Washington forever and are firmly in the pocket of K Street.

The_Sheriff_Is_A_Niiii: These days they are the only ones talking about reducing the size, scope and involvement in our lives of the Federal Government.

Unless you're gay, a woman, or a nonviolent offender, of course.

Lets see how Obama compares. Hmmm.

Going into this election cycle, Barack Obama had raised more money from Wall Street than any President in history. Link He has also raised more money from Wall Street than all of the GOP presidential contenders combined in this election cycle. Link

How is this ironic? Wasn't the Tea Party founded on such principles as sucking corporate ass, worshiping "job creators" and whoring one's opinions out to the rich and powerful?

The Name: How is this ironic? Wasn't the Tea Party founded on such principles as sucking corporate ass, worshiping "job creators" and whoring one's opinions out to the rich and powerful?

This.

Greedy capitalist bastards supporting other greedy capitalist bastards. This is hardly surprising.

Diogenes: lordaction: Lets see how Obama compares. Hmmm.

Going into this election cycle, Barack Obama had raised more money from Wall Street than any President in history. Link He has also raised more money from Wall Street than all of the GOP presidential contenders combined in this election cycle. Link

Aaaand we're back here again. So that makes it OK for Teabaggers to do it. Because they're talk is more appealing.

Your deflector shields needs servicing.

Well, unless I am missing the point of the article, it is to imply that the politicians are bought and paid for by big business. I think we can all agree that is not a good thing regardless of the political party getting bought.

Both Sides Are Bad So Ignore The Tea Party's Hypocrisy.

lordaction: Diogenes: lordaction: Lets see how Obama compares. Hmmm.

Going into this election cycle, Barack Obama had raised more money from Wall Street than any President in history. Link He has also raised more money from Wall Street than all of the GOP presidential contenders combined in this election cycle. Link

Aaaand we're back here again. So that makes it OK for Teabaggers to do it. Because they're talk is more appealing.

Your deflector shields needs servicing.

Well, unless I am missing the point of the article, it is to imply that the politicians are bought and paid for by big business. I think we can all agree that is not a good thing regardless of the political party getting bought.

Here is the point. For "here", you can either use my present location or the general contiguous United States. Your location, as you can probably divine, is somewhere west of Nepal.

The point is these people "campaigned" on being "grass roots" and not in the pockets of big business, thus portraying the illusion that the interests of the commin man were in their sights. Neither Obama nor Romney ever let such fly forth from their lips.