Has the tea party given up on their original values? When you are willing to vote anybody but Obama it says that you have no real values. You are quickly ready to compromise values in favor of ideology. Mitt Romney is a flip flopper as much as John Kerry was. Mitt Romney is a wealthy millionaire who has set about the last 6 years to buy the presidency. I am not in favor of the rich establishment telling me who is the best candidate. It is still the same good ole boys club scenario. The rich promote themselves. The tea party should not compromise what they had started. Right to life, marriage, illegal aliens, energy, housing, jobs etc. All these things matter.

In principle

I believe in the Tea party movement in theory I am not so sure of reality. Now we have the cry of anyone but Obama. I am not in favor of an Obama second term but also I am wary of just taking anyone. Especially when it is the press who is telling us who can win and who can't.

Capitalism at it's best, or worst?

Free market capitalism - the modern term for greed. Another term that is often used but still means greed is supply and demand. I am republican ( but will switch to undeclared or independent ) and believe in the free market system, but even the free market system has to have limits for without limits. Most people have forgotten about the fair part of the process. Fair should not mean all that I can get but it should reflect a modest profit in the cost of doing business.