More Tea Party that Tea Party Billy Long Votes for Boehner's Debt Ceiling Increase

Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul are two Republicans who realized what a joke John Boehner's debt ceiling compromise plan was. They of course are two Tea Party favorites serving in Congress. It wasn't that long ago when Congressman Billy Long was asked why he didn't join the Tea Party Caucus, that Long said, "I am more Tea Party than the Tea Party."

Last night, Long broke ranks with the Tea Party and voted to extend the debt ceiling while agreeing to minimal spending cuts that would lead to little debt reduction. I am reminded of how Billy Long once told John Boehner off when a similar compromise came out of the house producing minimal spending cuts after the GOP promised us $100 billion.

  U.S. Rep. Billy Long at Joplin Tea Party by PoliticMo

Oh Billy, got up, threw up his arms, and told Boehner the spending cuts in the compromise were a joke and walked out. So what happened to that Billy Long last night when he voted to raise the debt ceiling as Boehner's plan continued to shrink meaningless debt reduction last week?

You know Mr. Long, had you walked out, called Boehner and his plan a joke, and voted no, I would have a new admiration for you. As it turns out, you voted against the Tea Party and voted for a plan that only reduced the deficit $90 billion a year. The American people deserve better sir. The Boehner plan may be the best plan, but it never painted the picture of America I wanted to see ten years down the road.