Sullivan
got it right. A movement based on the noble core principals of smaller govt and fiscal responsibility loses all credibility when it's guided by blind partisanship (see:
unfunded war perpetrated by a GOP President and Congress is all good, but
this President is killing our nation with debt!) and suspiciously high levels of open hostility towards the current administration. I'd wager that if you offered the average Tea Party member an opportunity to either sit down with the President to discuss ideas for cutting taxes and reducing spending, or attend a TP rally on the White House lawn, he'd choose the latter everytime. "Civil discourse is appeasement!" No, actually it's not. It's how serious people handle serious problems in the modern world.
"...and that lack of seriousness is complemented by a near-fanatical cultural alienation from the modern world."
It's enough to make you wonder if Tea Party 'leaders' aren't perfectly happy being marginalized. After all, having a seat at the legislative bargaining table means having to use your 'inside voice' to articulate actual ideas.
*yawn* Instead, let's embrace that fringe and keep those cameras rolling! It's a beautiful time of year to be standing outdoors screaming about socialism and 'your America.'
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