It looks as though this tea party thing is beginning to take on a life of its own. At first, I thought it was just a bunch of Republicans still pissed off because Obama won but with the recent Tea Party Convention people are actually getting organized (a situation yet to be accomplished by the democrats). But there’s a problem-a very ugly problem. Note the words of the kick off speaker, Former Rep. Tom Tancredo attempting to explain Obama’s election: "We do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country.” Hmmmm….how should one interpret that? What does he mean by ‘people’? I think we all know. This is indeed a nasty little aspect of the tea party movement that we can do without and I hope that’s not their agenda. Gas bag Sarah Palin has been a strong supporter of the movement and is in fact going to be a keynote speaker (Saturday night). Palin has appeared at several tea parties (it’s interesting to note she neglects to point out she’s being paid handsomely for being there but, hey, she’s a good republican after all so what do you expect? We’re talking about money here, folks. It’s a no-brainer.) I’m interested in knowing if she’s going to follow up on Tancredo’s remarks. I hope she doesn’t. There’s enough acrimony and hostility in American politics & culture now. The last thing this country needs are jerks like Tancredo muddying up the waters. It will be interesting to watch this group to see where it goes and what direction it takes. Are they going to form their own party? Are they going to force the republican party to take on an even more conservative platform? If so, that will be their undoing. The fact is that while the majority of the American people are very unhappy now, they are solidly middle-of-the-road. Most people don’t like extremes. What many politicians-democrat and republican-don’t get is that it’s ALL of Washington that’s the problem. Not just a particular party or person. This is very much a work in progress.
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