We’ve scarcely begun but if you’ve been following us, or watching the Tea Party itself, you know that first among the factions in terms of squawking is Judson Phillips and Tea Party Nation.
Several times a day little, uhh, pearls of teabagger wisdom are deposited in our inbox. We’re going to be summarizing them in Weak Tea Weekly, but yesterday Phillips truly outdid (and embarrassed) himself, casting the GOP as an evil empire.
We thought you should see this piece of comedy right away.
It is quite predictable and even expected. All that is missing is the strains of the Darth Vader theme. The Republican Empire is striking back.
From 2001 to 2007, the GOP controlled the House, Senate and the White House. They did such a good job of totally screwing things up that the public took all three away from them. The American people were so disgusted with the GOP that they kicked them out, replacing them with the most socialist crowd of leaders this country has ever seen, including a President who can fairly be called a Marxist and who may not even be eligible to be President.
After being shellacked two years earlier, the GOP came roaring back. Why? The Tea Party brought the GOP back to life. Two years ago, we called a priest for the GOP and everyone was planning the Republican Party’s political funeral. Even James Carvelle had written a book subtitled, “how the Democrats will rule for the next 40 years.” Since the GOP is now not only alive, but on the verge of controlling congress again and probably the presidency, how does the GOP thank the Tea Party? A knife in the back is how the GOP thanks the Tea Party.
Phillips goes on, Tea Party “presentment” style, indicting the GOP for refusing to go along with their goofy, extremist views. Yes, we know it’s James Carville – but spelling has never been the Tea Party’s strong point, not even for a leader with a law degree like Phillips.
Only 59 of the 138 Representatives the Tea Party backed have joined the Tea Party Caucus. And if we apply enough pressure even they will melt away in the face of public opinion.
Here are the names, districts, D.C. office phone numbers, and Twitter IDs for those 59 Tea Party Representatives. Make your displeasure with their support of the Tea Party’s extremist agenda very clear to them.