Well, they wanted our attention, and now they’ve got it. All eyes, cameras and microphones will be on Wednesday’s Tea Parties, and if I were a Republican I’d be very nervous. For the last few weeks we’ve seen snippets of what’s to come – and it ain’t pretty. Although I will give conservatives credit. They’ve united their base under the most disjointed, jumbled set of talking points ever un-assembled. The You Tube clips will be priceless.
But here’s the Republican dilemma. Can they withstand another failed PR stunt? More importantly, can they withstand any sort of aggressiveness or violent rhetoric by the tea baggers – especially given the over the top statements put forth by conservative media types and Republican members of Congress? These dots will easily connect in a very bad way. What have they gotten themselves into? These tea baggers are really angry, and most of them don’t know why. And that’s the problem. The machine behind these tea parties was more interested in creating a pretend grassroots movement than in organizing a cohesive, easily understood message. Now, that message – and I still have no idea what that is – has been left in the hands of a ragtag team of protesters who will cry socialism, but never consider giving up their Medicare card.
Republicans have promised a show. Everyone has purchased a ticket. And given the way this thing has heated up, the best the Republicans can hope for is… rain.