Mike Seidle ...notes from the road

Anyone else noticing that the new hotness in the media is labelling "tea partiers" anyone who shows up to protest something that is so stupid that the only thing more ridiculous is to show up and protest it? Opposed to a lesbian going to prom? Must be a tea partier. Opposed to feeding the hungry? Tea Partier. Problem is that none of the issues are connected to the issue that is the Tea Party movement's central focus:

High Taxes

In case you've never seen it, this is what actual democracy looks like. It's ugly, crass and vulgar. It's about as intellectual as a lynch mob. The people in the US largely delegate running the government to their elected officials so they can get back to important issues like working, paying taxes and watching American Idol.