Open Thread

April 13th, 2010 8:31 AM

Possible talking point: preserving the legacy of the Founders.

Are the millions of Americans today joining together in the Tea Party movement to take back America for individual liberty and constitutionally limited government a bunch of wild-eyed radicals, ignorant and unreasonable men and women spouting archaic nonsense?

Well, measured by the words of the Founders like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and the rest, the answer to that question is no. In fact, today's Tea Partiers are direct heirs to the founding generation.

Well, the Tea Party movement isn't violent.