TEA: What it is - and isn't

Re: Mr. Shriner's letter laying the ills of our economy at the feet of the TEA Party. His exposes the mindset of those opposing people who desire smaller government, less regulation, higher accountability and greater liberty and shows level of ignorance of our REPUBLICAN form of government typical of those that look to government to solve their own mess.

To all who claim to be Americans: Only CONGRESS can spend money, period, end of discussion. If you are upset with the lack or excess of spending, Congress is the only culprit.

To accuse a grassroots organization that does not even have a representative in Congress of ANY fiscal calamity is mindless demonization. I see this idiocy becoming more evident especially in our "media" and it is shameful. Congress (including our own Rep. Simpson) has repeatedly proven incapable of upholding their oaths of office binding them to uphold and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. They display the typical signs of an addict by swearing to one thing and then doing the opposite. They are no more than fiscal pedophiles, preying on the young of our society to support their gross habit of spending other people's money even willing to break laws for their fix.

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." Thomas Jefferson.

Well Tom, it worked while we had morals in America.

DOUG BOHN

Coeur d'Alene