Some Tea Party organizations are getting even more more insane. Whenever they lose at the ballot box they claim their freedoms are being taken away. Whenever they lose on a policy vote they accuse the victors of being socialists. The Tea Party is tantamount to the third grader who has not yet grasp civility. The third grade pouts and sometime act out when he/she loses at something.
The problem is in a our country at this time with many severe problems that threaten the mere existence of a viable middleclass, having a group whose behavior mimics third graders is counterproductive. Just as in the turmoil in Europe during World War II where otherwise good people did bad things, I fear this eventuality for our country.
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WASHINGTON — First, conservative activists went after "ObamaCare." Now they’re going after… "TrashCare." Tea Party organizations are turning their focus to local issues lately, with a group in Fountain Hills, Ariz. rallying against what it views as a pernicious change in the way that trash is collected in the community.
According to The Arizona Republic, the controversy began when the Fountain Hills Town Council proposed hiring a single trash hauler and starting a curbside recycling program. On Thursday, a divided council approved the changes — currently there’s no recycling program and residents can choose from five haulers — but not before the local Tea Party activists loudly objected to what they viewed as, essentially, a step toward socialism.
Fountain Hills Mayor Jay Schlum said he wasn’t that surprised by the strong opposition and attributed it to the fact that debate happened shortly before the election and the vote just two days after.
"Of course our vote was two days after the national election, so there was quite a bit of angst already nationally," Schlum told The Huffington Post. "So I wasn’t completely surprised. I think some of the tone was a little louder because of the fact that our discussion was on both sides of the national election, but I wouldn’t say I was surprised by it."
In a bulletin entitled "Trash Talk," the Fountain Hills Tea Party wrote on its website: "On Thursday, November 4 the Fountain Hills Town Council decided, by a 4-3 vote, to take away your ability to choose your own trash hauler. Councilmembers Brown, Dickey, and Leger, along with Mayor Schlum, voted for this action. Councilmembers Contino, Elkie, and Hansen voted to preserve your freedom. Once more, government is trying to restrict free market economics. If you don’t like it, stay tuned." The Fountain Hills Tea Party did not respond to an inquiry from The Huffington Post.
Arizona’s Campaign for Liberty (C4L), an offshoot of a national organization founded by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), also put up an action alert about the issue on its website, accompanied by a menacing-looking man smoking a cigar in front of a Fountain Hills backdrop:
TrashCare: Tea Party Activists In Arizona Protest Changes In Trash Collection, New Recycling Program