The Tea Parties are a noble attempt to stop the insanity by rational means through a return to representative government. Whether they succeed, whether this approach is still viable in today's America, we will know on November 3, the Day After.
Chris Matthews, who realizes quite well that the Left in America is fueled by thuggery and chicanery, is projecting the essence of his own movement onto "the Right." Like many leftists he longs for battle to be joined, even if it means not only widespread tumult but the guaranteed destruction of his forces. I want to be optimistic and say that we will take back American and restore good government, but that's predicated on their being a good society behind it, and I no longer believe that we have a quorum of good and honest citizens in this country. We have enough to sustain our own nation, but not enough to re-constitute the nation we see around us. In any case, for us to even survive we are going to have to think Beyond the Good. I know that disturbs many of us on this forum; it disturbs me too.
