Rightwing Lunatics in DC are Not ALL in Congress

Taking great pains to capitalize on the deaths of over three thousand innocents on September 11^th 2001, conservative advocacy groups like Dick Armey’s “Freedom Works” have successfully pulled off a “tax protest” rally in Washington, DC today, Septenber 12th. A tax protest rally that these days seem to be anything but about protesting taxes.

Spawned by Libertarian minds, these TEA parties (Taxed Enough Already) have evolved from being anti-tax and spend (a Bush Administration specialty) to being Anti-Obama, Anti-Healthcare, Anti-Democratic Party.

By showing up in numbers, these stooges of fear mongerers and lobbyists hope to give the impression of a growing silent majority where only the reverse is true.

The only thing that is growing is a growing sense among these people that speaking out in very ugly, ill-mannered ways that have bordered on unbridled racist bile will get their message heard.

Something that, in this day and age, seems to be effective in attracting media attention.

So yes, Washington DC is awash, today, with tens of thousands spouting anti-Obama, anti-Democrat sentiments. Tens of thousands who have contributed in total, hundreds of IQ points to the political and economic discussions of the day.

All of this, it seems, gives some in the GOP pause. While the DC TEA party will attract some office holders from the rightwing of the Republican party, guys like House GOP Chairman Mike Pence (R – Ind.), it looks like mainstream Republicans are giving this rally a pass.

From MSNBC:

“Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and other Republicans, said there is an ‘opportunity for Republicans’ to tap into legitimate fears about an overreaching federal government. But he said that ‘right-wing nutballs are aligning themselves with these movements’ and are dominating media coverage.”

“‘It's bad for Republicans because in the absence of any real leadership, the freaks fill the void and define the party,’ McKinnon said.”

A gallery of today’s events in DC follows, courtesy of HuffingtonPost.