"When you meet a contradiction, make a distinction." I've always loved that thought from Thomas Aquinas. Applied to contemporary politics, it means that rather than seeing the Tea Party as the wicked Other, we might consider the ways in which the Tea Party reflects the general atmosphere.
Consider the affinity between Tea Party laughter and Comedy Central laughter.
Invented by Jon Stewart and refined into its purest form by Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central laughter...
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