Probable Contradictions in the Tea Party

   The first contradiction of the Tea Party is between its messages and its actions. It claims to me the party against being polarized and unwilling to work along party lines. However, a close look at the Tea Party's recent actions reveal that they are exactly what they claim to hate. For example, in the recent budget debacle that almost shut down the federal government the Tea Party was at the center of the lack of compromise. The Tea Party was unwilling to work with either party. However, is this not the same as just drawing party lines? How is this not a form of polarization? I do believe that this constitutes an inherent contradiction of the Tea Party and is why I give them no credibility.
     The second contradiction of the Tea Party is that they claim to be returning the country to its purest form and the form that was intended in the U.S. Constitution. A key component of the U.S. Constitution is the first amendment which guarantees religious freedom. The second key component is Article VI which states that the Constitution is to be the supreme law of the land and that all treaties ratified by the senate become part of it. The final key component is Article XI of the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli which states that "The U.S. is in no way founded on the Christian religion." Thus, because of the sixth Article of the U.S. Constitution our constitution now has within its extended text the phrase "The U.S. is in no way founded upon the Christian religion." Now you may ask how does this contradict the Tea Party. Well many of the Tea Party candidates like Michelle Bachman and Rick Perry have made it quite clear through prayer rallies, etc. that this is a "Christian Nation" and have also proposed theories about the teaching of Creationism in public schools. Clearly that is not compatible with the spirit of the founding documents. This is made particularly clear when The 1797 Treaty of Tripoli featured the signatures of ever founding father except Franklin who was abroad in France.
          The Tea Party as an idea is an interest concept. Kind of a new born Francis Marion of sorts. This party would be for the liberty originally intended by the founding fathers and without the immense existing bureaucracy and government over reach. However, as indicated above the Tea Party is not who they claim to be not that party of the Patriot. Instead it is the party of the stereotypical white Christian Anglo-American  with superiority over others in nearly every way; yet, always seeking to expand his superiority.

Fox News

Why does Bill O'Reilly and Fox News get away with the things they say about Muslims. If anyone said some of the things they said about Muslims being "violent" or "the enemy" about Christians they would get hung from the highest tree. America holds true to its reputation as the melting pot. After all thats what a melting pot does. It strips ingredients of independent characteristics and combines them into one indistinguishable material. America should be a salad bowl which while united under one common theme values each ingredient for its own characteristics. In a salad the tomato, cucumber and lettuce are all appreciated for their variety of flavor and independent characteristics. Thus, I ask you fellow Americans to see your self not as a melting pot, but instead as a salad bowl, united and varied.

Hyde Park

Just got back from the Hyde Park Leadership conference of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network. It is amazing what we as young professionals can accomplish. We have more computing power in our phones and computers as the entire US government did when they put a man on the moon! Imagine what we can accomplish! Real change in real policy! Not just the vague change promised by politicians which is code for government expansion, but real actionable change. If you think the baby boomers were influential you haven't seen anything yet!