you have a successful politics and that s what the tea party has been the last two years, a successful politics that ultimately makes it impossible to govern? that s a profound question. i think in the long run it s hard to imagine the impossibility of governance being a sustainable kind of politics but in the short run it is reaping its benefit i think you are seeing that in the skittishness of the other candidates today. rick perry, of course your texas governor, he says he doesn t say anything explicitly but he quotes, supports cut cap balance approach. that s it. one sentence line. what do you make of that? that is politics. that is the message. you don t talk about do i agree with what portions of the boehner bill or the bill discussed now. that gets you in trouble. all you do is cite a big theme. cut, cap, balance. that s a dog wis toll the tea