TEA Movement - Hijacked!

I'd like to start my comments by saying that I am not automatically anti-Union. Many decades ago, when the labor movement was first born, it was by people that I hold in a similar reverence to a soldier.  These people fought, died, and sometimes killed to obtain the job conditions we all enjoy to this day

The problem began when the politicians got involved and corrupted an honorable movement by the people.  You see, I don’t think the Democrats shared any significant ideology with the Labor Movement.  I think they recognized a large block of voters and latched on. The Unions have grown more corrupt as more government and party dollars came into play.

Anyway, I see a similar phenomenon happening right now with the Republicans latching onto the TEA Party movement and claiming it as their own. I don’t think they share any significant ideology, rather they too have recognized a large block of voters and are trying to claim them as their own. I fear this will also lead to the sort of corruption that is born out of large amounts of government or party money. You see, I don’t believe the Republicans favor “lower” spending, rather I think they favor “different” spending.