The irony of the Tea Party being poised to throw the U.S. power elite into total disarray is almost too much to contemplate.
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@claudeakinsmask Many layers of irony, one being that a default harms the very business interests which fueled the Tea Party's rise
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@claudeakinsmask No -- part of the irony is that this circumstance came about *without* organization and active malice.
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@claudeakinsmask Because many of this cohort were propelled into office by avowedly "Tea Party" orgs, and styled themselves "Tea Party"
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@claudeakinsmask Right, so if there's a default, the business interests that aided the propulsion will ironically find themselves harmed
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@claudeakinsmask ok -- Chamber of Commerce is another example. Not straightforwardly "Tea Party" but v. much aligned with TP interests.
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