Comments for The rant at http://chicagogop.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://chicagogop.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:48:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://chicagogop.com/home/the-rant.html#comment-1493 While Rick might like to be involved in the tea party he is sticking to his economic analysis at CNBC. That requires some political analysis from time to time-and unlike anything tea party related it pays very well. His message resonated because so many people were already angry with the Republicans, and Obama's campaign and early months were so infuriating. They don't need that spark from Rick on a repeated basis. Obama supplies it. The disjointed nature of the tea parties is a double edged sword. It helps keep anyone from gaining too much power but may leave it rudderless at times. As long as the budget is the focus the tea party agenda is live. I don't see that changing until at least the 2012 elections. - Pat Duggan Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:51:19 +0100 http://chicagogop.com/home/the-rant.html#comment-1492 Rick Santelli is not active in the Tea Party movement. Never has been. Yet they run around like he is some sort of Founding Father / Savior. It looks like they desperately need some central rallying point to hang on for some sort of self-identity, as the movment fractures under big egos, social conservative meddling, and other elements. That says more about the Tea Party than Rick Santelli ever did. - ??? Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:24:27 +0100