Ari Fleischer actually said...

The Tea Party does make it more difficult for the speaker. On the other hand, the Tea Party are the ones who woke the Republican Party up to the fact that we're a nation going broke and we really do have to take it on.

Context

Fleischer acknowledges the impact of the Tea Party on Republican awareness of fiscal issues.

11/07/2012

https://transcripts.cnn.com...

More Ari Fleischer Quotes

If he had brought it out himself, it would have been very different.
10/2/2011
There’s just this sense in Republican politics that almost doesn’t matter who you are and what you do, you’ll get accused of being a racist....
10/2/2011
He can't win because people think he can't win.
9/28/2011
I think the battle for third in the Republican primary is behind Romney and Perry, the two frontrunners, is a terribly important battle beca...
9/28/2011

View All Ari Fleischer Quotes