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The Tea Party should be called the Huggies Party

More and more, the Tea Party is coming across to me like little kids trying to prove their independence and make their parents proud. While the thought of complete freedom and independence is great, one would have to be in serious denial to think it's actually possible. Here are two short stories to illustrate that point. Setting: A Tea Partier having a drink with a friend at a bar called O'Really's? Ted Putz: "You know what I hate more than anything?" Lionel Rationale: "This should be good... No, what?" Putz: "Obamacare" Rationale: "Oh yeah? Why's that?" Putz: "Because it's taking away our freedoms! It's destroying the greatness that this nation was founded upon!" Rationale: "So you no longer feel free because of Obamacare?" Putz: "No, not at all! In fact, I won't feel free until we're without government. We don't need it! We can take care of ourselves! I know I can!...