Thread: Call it the Grand Old Tequila Party

Call it the Grand Old Tequila Party

By Carolyn Salazar
Published November 30, 2010

Following the success of the Tea Party, Hispanics want to start a grass-roots movement to gain more political muscle on immigration reform.

Fed up with both the Democrats and Republicans over an impasse on immigration reform, a growing number of Hispanic activists are discussing the possibility of a breakout party of their own. The idea is still in its early stages, but they hope to emulate the success of the grass-roots Tea Party movement – which shook up last month’s mid-term elections.

And with Hispanic becoming a major force in politics – Latinos are credited with influencing several key races across the country – activists say the time is ripe for Latinos to branch out on their own.

“The empowerment that we have discovered – we don’t want it to just go away. We want to do something with it,â€

One Tequila, two Tequila, three Tequila, FLOOR

I'll drink to that.

Just sounds like another celebration to get drunk at and then get behind the wheel afterwords.

Dixie