Random thoughts In These Great Times,

Tea Party aficionados may not be collectively racist (and, yeah, yeah, I know), but they sure do seem to tolerate racist satirical messages. If they don't like it being lumped in with racist assholes, don't tolerate racist assholes*. In the run up to the war in Iraq, plenty of those protesting were disgusted by the presence of ANSWER and were vocal about it.

Tea Party aficionados appear to be motivated...well besides by astroturf groups...by vague anxiety about losing an America they once thought they had. More to the point, they're certain they're losing entitlements in favor of people not like them.

And their intellectual leader doubles down on their insanity by insisting America stand up to the Islamofascists through religious intolerance. That'll show those towel heads.


* Yes, I know his colleagues in the movement were shocked, shocked by his parody letter and "dismissed him from the movement." I'm sure that amongst friends he's never been known to express those sentiments. He only does it for public consumption.