Tea Party?

I am sure that most of us have heard of the recent attack on the I.R.S. building in Austin, Texas. Andrew Joseph Stack III, a tax protestor, flew his private plane through the office building on February 18th.

Frank Rich, an editor for the New York Times, has drawn upon the conclusion that such action could be linked to the platform of the Tea Party politicians. Both the Tea Party members and Joseph Stack share the rage of taxes and excessive governmental interference. Mr. Rich is attempting in his editiorial to magnify the purpose of the Tea Party and bring out the radical side of the members. I feel that he is also trying to reach and audience that is fed up with government taxation and to enlighten them of the Tea Party movement.

The attack on Oklahoma City in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh is also used in this editiorial to prove that the disgust with the I.R.S. has been brewing for years. Mr. Rich also notes that the Tea Party is very distinct in relation to the G.O.P. Tea Partiers are for a form of government that has few spending on entitlement programs as well as no Fed or I.R.S. Mr. Rich has also tried to show us the radicalism of the new Tea Party. In the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, Minnesota governer Tim Pawlenty told the audience to emulate Tiger woods wife and "take a 9-iron and smash the window out of big government in this country." I personally believe that the reality of these statements helps us to understand the ideology of the Tea Party movement. They are much like the rebels of the 18th century colonial era that decided to pursue radical means in order to overthrow a central government that was too strong.

The article also draws upon the possibility of another civil war arising due to the differences among politicians. Pam Stout, a political Idaho retiree, has stated the following: "another civil war may be in the offing." It is evident that history may be repeating itself once again. It is the political radicalism of the far right Republicans that are endorsing violent means in order to preserve the Union.

I think that the Tea Party politicians and members have good intentions on their platform; however, a few of the followers have misinterpreted how democratic government functions. We do not blow up buildings and take up arms in order to get our political ideals across. This is not a fascist country ran by a sole aristocrat. We are a land of the people, for the people, and by the people. The majority of our political parties need to spend more time informing the public of the advancements they can make in our lives, rather that mudslinging and bringing about the flaws of their opponets. Mudslinging brings discern and negative feelings towards our government. It has been going on so long in political elections that it only seems right to bring out the bad in our opponet. I am drawn to recall the great words of Thomas Paine, "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right." It is by those words in which we should analyze our government today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/28rich.html?ref=opinion