Now this looks like a party I could get behind. I tend to be cautious about throwing my support behind things I don't know or understand very well, and the Coffee Party is just getting started. It's not extremist, but determinedly centrist. It's not anti-government, but seeks to pressure the government to do the job for which it was elected.
(more clips here) The sentiments expressed in the video are a good match with my own. And I think the thing that grabs my attention most is the fact that these people seem to have a grasp of reality.
And I think we need a reality-based party about now.
Followup: Pygalgia has also posted on this, and provides the party statement and some other links. As usual, he and I are more or less in agreement: "While I somehow doubt that logic can have an impact on our current political circus, I do wish that this could work."
As I've read more of their site, I've concluded that, while I agree with the sentiment, the folks behind it are politically naive. They seem to have little understanding of process and procedures, but the goals are worthy.
ReplyDeleteI do doubt that they can generate the kind of sound and fury that the tea party people have.