Outrage was what he was feeling about the Bush administration’s plan to bail out banks when he thought up the Contract from America in December 2008. In contrast to Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, the new contract would bubble up from the grass roots, setting forth principles that politicians would be asked to embrace. Now, tens of thousands of activists have voted on what they consider the top 10 principles.
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… many of the tea party activists at CPAC for the first time this year acknowledged they are new at the game, but are also confident that’s their strength. Polling suggests they are right, with voters sour on Washington and both parties. As for the politicians, they made sure to show proper respect to the new activists. Every major speaker gave kudos to the tea party movement from the CPAC dais on Thursday.
By David Brody
The Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., has a new feel this year, primarily because of the Tea Party movement spreading across the U.S.
The annual event, which kicked off Feb. 18, gives conservatives a chance to come together and discuss ideas on how to win future elections.
It didn’t take long for this [...]
There is a palpable sense of excitement about the prospects for a return to the bold colors of conservative leadership in America today. This excitement isn’t just due to the vulnerability of the left, although it is vulnerable. And it’s not just because of the American people’s disavowal of the Obama-Reid-Pelosi liberal agenda, although Americans have repudiated it. It’s because of the strength of the solutions being generated by a concerned American public, solutions that are being taken up and championed by conservatives.
Tea Party Patriots, the group organizing the effort, will hold a press conference on Thursday in Washington, D.C., at the CPAC conference to announce the launch of www.contractfromamerica.org, where activists can help “draft” the finalized contract by voting for their top 10 of those issues. After releasing a final “Contract from America” on April 15, activists will ask members of Congress to sign the final document.
“You are going to be held accountable by us,” said conservative activist Ryan Hecker, offering a preview of what Tea Party activists are going to tell congressional candidates later this year. “We have a plan – a proactive reform plan – for you to follow and not the other way around.”
