Saturday, August 20, 2011

TEA PARTY NUMBERS TANK

They may be unlikeable, but there's no denying Tea Party clout in the Republican Party. Let's hope that the light of day finally exposes the Tea Party for the hoax that it is before any more political damage is done.

Last week, the New York Times revealed the results of a poll conducted by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam and Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell. In the Putnam/Campbell poll, Tea Party followers were found to be less popular than atheists and Muslims. I realize that the results of the poll represents a slight to atheists and Muslims, which is totally unjustified, but the fact that the Tea Party image is held in such poor esteem definitely says something about that movement's core philosophy. Manure might be more useful.

Democracies thrive when cooperation rules the day, and the Tea Party's obstructionist ways add nothing positive toward solving our nation's woes. Let's hope their polling numbers continue to fall.

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