15.4.09

no teabagging zone

Well, today is Tax Day, which means two things: lots of sweaty people, and an extra dose of right-wing frothing at the mouth. You see, there are tax protests going on. Apparently, it's all a manufactured stunt by Republicans and conservativs, a fake grassroots efforts hilariously referred to as AstroTurf by the folks who exposed the Goliath behind the seeming David. The kicker, though, is that these "Tea Parties" have been referred to by another name, mostly, I gather, by those of us who think the anti-tax protests are hopeless and paranoid pop-conservative caricatures of tax policy who were conspicuously silent when Bush held the US of A Unlimited Express Credit Card. They've been referred to as teabagging.

Of course, I'd love few things more than a reformed tax code and sensible fiscal policy, and I'm not sure Obama and Geithner are going to accomplish it. I still think the protests, cheered on by the likes of Glenn Beck, are poorly conceived, poorly motived affairs. In their honour, I offer the following film clip:


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