tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post8799011288799924209..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Tea Party Takes Aim at Racing; The Fight for the Final LicenseThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-41859892462198739772011-07-12T11:59:01.560-04:002011-07-12T11:59:01.560-04:00Note to all: I am posting a policy on politics an...Note to all: I am posting a policy on politics and my blog. Look at the black bar at the top of the blog site for my statement on politics.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-90407186696745702792011-07-12T11:49:23.341-04:002011-07-12T11:49:23.341-04:00Don't get me wrong. I think a large number of...Don't get me wrong. I think a large number of Tea Party members are solely fiscal conservatives but when you consider who was behind the establishment of the Tea Party, you will find social conservatives having their hands in it and I believe (personal opinion) if they get a chance, those people will corrupt the movement and adapt a social conservative movement.<br /><br />I could go into other issues which will identify some of the people i consider social conservatives in the Tea Party, but I will not go there as this is a racing blog and quite honestly, I hate bringing politics in this blog.<br /><br />The point I was trying to make is there are groups out there looking to take on racing and it's special tax treatment on depreciation and if they get a large enough voice in some states, you can kiss VLT subsidies good bye as there are more important places for it to be spent. Some of that will be based purely on fiscal conservatism, some of it will be based on social conservatism. I am trying to light a fire under these people who have their proverbial heads in the sand.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-12346474398725999512011-07-12T11:33:53.412-04:002011-07-12T11:33:53.412-04:00I really enjoy reading your blog but your Tea Part...I really enjoy reading your blog but your Tea Party comments are completely out of line. I am a proud TP member but by no means a "social conservative". I believe in a woman's right to choose, gay rights, etc. Your thinking seems in line with the rest of the mainstream media which is why that medium has lost the respect of so many people. Anyway, before I completely lose my temper I will say that on an ideological level I understand the desire to end those subsidies, but I love horse racing so that's a tough one for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com