The most interesting thing about the Tea Parties today was the mix of people....I think the GOP is trying to pretend that it's (part of/thought of) this "movement" b/c it's the closest thing they've got to grass roots energy....which is sad. But there is some grass roots energy, ala Ron Paul.
The best thing about the mix of people, though, was watching the intellectually honest republicans (and yes, there still are some) bashing the crap out of Bush for the same reasons we do: irresponsible, corrupt government, abuse of power, irresponsible fiscal policy and mismanaged foreign relations. BASHING BUSH. These seemed to be the guys wit the real message, but they were an obvious minority. There were others... Bushies....they were there too...but conspicuously silent in defending Bush, not defending the policies being hammered on by the real grass roots element of this organization. Instead, they were solely and exclusively bashing Obama for the very same things.... bashing Obama for the VERY same policies...and then pretending like the Bush era never happened.....causing a short circuiting feedback loop in many that spawned the following transmogrification:
I voted for Bush. But what Bush did is like what Obama's doing. What Obama's doing is "liberalism." The radio says I hate librils...But I liked what Bush was doing ...FOX liked what Bush was doing......so if Obama is doing the same, why don't I like Obama?...oh yeah...zot...cuz he's libril.
But if Bush ran the government like Obama and Obama is a libril then...zzt...spk......Bush was a libril, too......but I don't like librils....that means I don't like Bush......but I voted for Bush twice...that means I twice voted for a liberal I don't like.....HOW THE FUCK DID THAT HAPPEN?