https://redstate.com/erick/2011/11/16/we-sent-tea-party-republicans-to-washington-for-this/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 06:10:34 -0400<![CDATA[In the House Republican&#8217;s Pledge that I told you was a &#8220;Pledge to Nowhere,&#8221; you find this language:&#8221;tax increases must be prevented&#8221; and &#8220;We will help the economy by permanently stopping all tax increases&#8221;.Got it? The House GOP pledged, also known as a promise, to stop &#8220;all tax increases.&#8221; It was their promise.According to The Hill, the Republicans are about to give a capital &#8220;F&#8221; and a capital &#8220;U&#8221; to the tea party and throw in the towel on their Pledge.]]>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:45:00 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/11/16/we-sent-tea-party-republicans-to-washington-for-this-n41185