Tea Party Terrorism

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I am not an enthusiastic supporter of the Tea Party beyond my agreement with them that we must deal with the debt.

While I give them credit for forcing the debt question onto the front burner, I don't agree with them on taxes and I think they are way too simplistic in their approach. But they have changed the conversation.

On the other hand I'm pretty tired of the nature of the attacks on them by the left which frequently amount to little more name calling. (revised 8-20-11)

The latest is "Tea Party Terrorists". This label is attached to them because they are -- well because they are sticking to their guns (so to speak) and using whatever is available to further their cause. Exhibit A is the debt ceiling.

This name calling comes from the same folks who gave us the video of someone who looks like Paul Ryan pushing Grandma in her wheelchair over a cliff.
What was Ryan's crime?
He got the House of Representatives to pass a (future) substantial cut in medicare.
You know entitlements.
You know the "third rail of politics." (The electric rail in the middle of the tracks)
They are called the third rail because if you touch them you die.

The left's unwillingness to touch entitlements in the face of national bankruptcy is not terrorism.

That is called sticking to your principles.
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