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Originally Posted by synaesthetic
Ah, but that's where the beauty of the idea actually lies. If they opposed such a law, they would be seen by their voting base (namely the Tea Party) as opposing a tax cut, offering tacit support for "higher taxes!"
That could cost them a great many votes. 
Edit: It's already happening, but I would give my right arm to drive a wedge between the GOP and the Angry For No Reason Party--er, I mean the Tea Party. My friend Audrey really described it best. The Tea Party supporters are essentially living anger. Rage given flesh. They are not angry at anything or anyone--they are simply physically manifest rage and hatred. This is why Faux News was able to hijack them so easily, and this is why they're completely ineffective without a puppetmaster pulling the strings. |
The problem with a lot of these mobs is that the people pulling their strings are the people they should be angry with, but instead they just get used to further someone else's agenda.