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Now they’re about to get what they wanted.
Deep reductions in domestic and defense spending begin Friday, a process known as sequestration, which will make progress toward the Tea Party’s goal of shrinking government. What unfolds over the following months will be a high-stakes test of whether significant cuts in spending will help or hurt the economy — and the Republican Party’s brand.
The cuts, worth $1.2 trillion over 10 years, are to become reality after several years during which the Tea Party — a group of Republicans elected in 2010 with the goal of radically shrinking government — has struggled to have a lasting impact on Washington. The Tea Party saw President Barack Obama win re-election and enact more than $600 billion in tax hikes on the wealthy, while GOP leaders agreed to allow for more federal borrowing without anything in return.
But many Republicans say the sequester is the moment when the Tea Party can claim it has made its mark. Although Democratic and Republican leaders are pointing fingers, the Tea Party and its allies are happily accepting
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one wonders the level of morons in congress.
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