Grrrrr

In the grand scheme of things it’s probably not the most important thing to be worried about, but…

I’m really angry at how the tea partiers have ruined the ethos of tea for the rest of us. I read today that there’s a new term floating around: “coffee conservative.” The basic idea is that “you can’t be a screamer, a name-caller, a loud-mouthed zealot or somebody whose idea of politics translates to jabbing a sign in the air, red in the face.” As in, you can’t be a tea party conservative.

Which is just infuriating because, as we all know, tea is the drink of sophisticated, considerate individuals. As compared to coffee which is, you know, not.

Anyways, this whole tea party thing makes me wonder what’s next. A bunch of Ron Paul-ites decided to co-opt yoga and Volvos? Angry nationalist meetings organized at vegan restaurants? Dogs and cats not just living together but working jointly on building a fence across the border? The new album from Sufjan Stevens being an exegesis on the unconstitutionality of health care reform?