"The media don't seem to recognize the fact that there are many groups that wear the Tea Party mantle. Some are completely legitimate grass-roots organizations, like Tea Party Patriots (teapartypatriots.org). Others are also completely legit. Still others are consultant-driven not-for-profits in name and tax status only, and they are actually just using the populist anger in the country to line their pockets." The columnist here is precisely right.
The Tea Party movement should be strongly supported, but political hacks who have siphoned off millions of dollars, like Sal Russo (of the "Tea Party Express"), should be sidelined in favor of the true grass roots.
Good grief, that horse is
so dead
Keep beating it though, it will keep you out of trouble and grousing at your keyboard.
I hope Russo is paid quite well for what he does.
And leave Clark Kent out of it.