Dear Poor Lucky Me,
I am a liberal, but I went to a Tea Party rally today just to see what the fuss was about. I guess I went as a so-called liberal-plant, because I wanted to blend in.
The problem is that besides the many insane people, some of the slogans really made sense to me. I mean not the blatantly racists ones or the Obama-is-a-Marxist ones- but a few of the signs about deadlocked Congress and the bloated bureaucracy…I’ve been saying that all along!
Could it be that I’m not a liberal plant, but a reluctant Tea Bagger?
Signed,
Afraid My Family And Friends Will Find Out
Dear Afraid,
I’m not anti-Tea-Party, but I would like to point out that a group who started out with good intent has been hijacked by sleazy politicians who will stop at nothing to further their agenda. In other words, they’re now the same as all other political parties. I know I’m not saying anything terribly profound, but I still need to say it. They can all march around and declare that they have no cohesive group and that they have no leader but if Sarah Palin speaks at your for-profit political rallies I think it’s safe to say the jig is up.
Sincerely,
Let’s all calm down here. You are not a reluctant Tea Bagger, you are some one with a realistic view of the troubles in America’s political system. Disagreeing with the Democrats does not make you disenfranchised. Even the most heart liberal husband can think of a few things wrong with their party. It’s been a rough decade.
Poor Lucky Me