Question: In What Way do the “Tea Party” Folks Differ from George W. Bush, Ideologically?
The tea party people fancy themselves as a new political movement with new ideas but how exactly do they differ from the republicans of the last few decades? As an outsider, i see very few differences between the tea party and the George W. Bush republicans of the last decade. If you go through the major ideological positions of George Bush, they don’t seem any different from those of the tea party.

Here is where i see the tea parties and bush republicans overlapping:

-Both groups are for deregulation
-Both groups support the iraq war
-Both groups support the PATRIOT ACT
-Both groups are opposed to gay marriage
-Both groups are pro-life
-Both oppose marijuana legalization
-Both groups are opposed to health care reform
-Both groups are very christian
-Both groups support massive cuts in social program funding

The only areas that seem different are the bailouts and immigration reform. But are two areas of differences with an overwhelming majority of the positions seem to be identical. That doesn’t really seem like a new political movement. Just the same thing with a few tweaked positions.

So, please explain. How are the tea parties significantly different from bush and the republicans of the last three decades?

Answer:

Answer by Hector Frodo
Both losers, so not much difference to debate.