A reminder of some of the willfully forgotten aspects of the Reagan presidency

Frank Rich on the GOP and the more extreme elements of the Tea Party

An interesting point about the comparative stances of 1960s liberal Dems and contemporary GOP conservatives toward the extremes of the left and right.

Terrorism: the most meaningless and manipulated word

Glenn Greenwald, commenting on media response to a plane being crashed into an IRS building, rightly calls Terrorism: the most meaningless and manipulated word. This is not a new point, nor was it new in the post-9/11 world, but the intial response to the incident does provide ample evidence of the malleability of the category.

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Where some want it to go

At least some Tea Party organizers want to transform themselves into a more permanent political force.

Talk to the hand . . .

And here is Sarah Palin's highly-paid appearance before the Tea Party convention:

Who are the Tea Partyers?

The beginnings of an answer are provided by an article and a slide show at the New York Times, which also has a blog discussion the Tea Party's relationship to the GOP.

Obama Q&A with House GOP

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