I think that the Tea Party might be getting a little ahead of itself. If they want to be taken seriously I think they need to pick a better spokesperson. Sarah Palin left the duties of her office as Governor of Alaska early because she couldn't take the pressure. Of being Governor of Alaska? I love all our states but please girl, it's Alaska. My home town is more populated that your state?The Tea Party is annoying but they have the ear of the nation right now (and the media who thrive on conflict alone and not mere annoyances like say, facts and truths.) My goodness, the woman answered "All of them" when asked what magazines she read, then claimed she was blindsided by the questioning. She sat in a chair across from Fox News bad boy, Glenn Beck who called "bull crap" when she couldn't name a favorite Founding Father.
I really feel bad because I like to support any cause that the people feel is important or at least give them consideration. I don't want to see the Tea Party become a bigger joke than they already are. If they keep propping up people like Sarah Palin though they will just prove what the everyone is already saying about the Republican Party - that it's a negative, no ideas party that is fiscally irresponsible and supports government programs that only advance agendas that are no good for average Americans (even dangerous to our security), see: Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina response, Tax cuts for the wealthy and out of control spending with no way to make up the short fall.
The Tea Party is a veiled attempt to hide the Republican agenda behind a so-called populist movement with a new, catchy and patriotic sounding brand name. I have more faith in the American people than to think they'll be fooled by a shiftless, self interest group who see their future in a train wreck of a political candidate. I agree with Eugene Robinson's assessment of Palin in that the more she is out there the more she comes off as smarmy and elitist.
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