Fear of the Tea Party is Palpable



By Mr. Curmudgeon
August 17, 2011

You know the Tea Party is a political game-changer when the New York Times runs an Op-Ed by pointy-headed Ivy-League political scientists saying the country disapproves of the small-government grassroots movement.

“Given how much sway the Tea Party has among Republicans in Congress and those seeking the Republican presidential nomination, one might think the Tea Party is redefining mainstream American politics.

“But in fact the Tea Party is increasingly swimming against the tide of public opinion: among most Americans, even before the furor over the debt limit, its brand was becoming toxic …,â€