Charles Blow:
Though only a tiny number of conservatives and veterans are members of hate groups, they seek out new recruits with military experience.
The Opinionator:
(Surely the snottiest comment came from Marc Cooper at The Los Angeles Times, who gave this advice on preparing to attend: "Go to a hobby store. Buy a scale model of a U.N. One-World-Government Black Helicopter and a tube of glue. Toss the model kit. Sniff the entire tube of glue. You’re all set for the party.")
Gail Collins:
Let’s consider Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, and his feelings about seceding from the union. Then ask, how can you stand at a rally waving the American flag while yelling "Secede"?
Steven Perlstein:
I almost choked on my scrambled egg whites yesterday morning when I read The Post's story about the April 15 "tea party" protests promoted by Fox News and other conservative organizations.
There, in black and white, was Dick Armey -- the former Republican House leader and an archbishop of the anti-tax movement -- acknowledging that federal tax rates were now "at a good level."
Praise the Lord! A Republican leader has finally dared to utter that taxes had been cut enough and that the optimal tax rate is not zero. It's probably only a matter of time before Armey is declared a heretic by Rush Limbaugh and sentenced to 20 lashes with a Laffer curve.
Jay Ambrose: The teabaggers were a success because everyone was mean to us.
Dana Milbank:
A sociological survey of online reader comments reveals that I'm a bitter, right-wing hack who writes garbage.
I love when Milbank's readers write my stuff for me.
Michael Kinsley:
For the past four decades, however, we have been conducting something pretty close to a scientific experiment on one of the most important practical questions the world has ever faced. This question has dominated American politics, off and on, for almost a century. We have conducted this experiment at no small cost and have ruthlessly ignored the results. The question is: What is the best way for free nations to defeat totalitarian regimes in general and communism in particular?
Gerald Seib:
Speeches pop up in Washington like dandelions in the spring, and often are no more useful. But occasionally there comes a speech that is revealing, and worth pausing to absorb.
Such a speech came this week when the White House created an audience at Georgetown University so President Barack Obama could deliver a long address (exactly 45 minutes) designed to explain the thinking behind the many economic policies he has poured out over the last 87 days. Tuesday's speech actually broke no news; not a single new policy decision was revealed.
Philip Klein: Okay, Obama's having a good run, but I swear some day the American people will hate something other than what he stands for. What has that got to do with Obama? I'm working on it.
