Out Tea Partying the Tea Party

I'm going to do something here that might be a mistake; I'm going to link to an article at Huffington Post. But when something is this good - what can you say? Congratulations to Jonathan Bines for basically capturing the poutragers strategy in a nutshell. LOL

In the wake of the Debt Ceiling Debacle of 2011, it has become abundantly clear that progressives must change tactics if they are to achieve their policy aims. No longer can we cling to the outmoded strategy of proposing policies we actually support, and pursuing these policies by means of reasoned discussion and analysis. Only by adopting extreme, absurdist positions and abandoning all rationality in their defense can we hope to achieve our ends.

I therefore call upon all those who believe in a progressive America to join me in the formation of a new party that will boldly press for policies that are as vital to our national well-being as they are completely insane. The Americano Party will stand up for the time-honored progressive principles that made America great, and to which we must return: principles such as state ownership of all industry, mandatory teenage sex; and the introduction of wolves into populated urban areas.

These principles are encapsulated in the Americano Party Pledge, which all politicians who hope for our support will be required to sign in blood on a moonless night in a ceremony overseen by a Wiccan High Priestess.

You can read the whole pledge at the link...HIGHlarious!!!!!

Then he ends with this:

Only by holding our elected officials strictly to these completely idiotic principles can we ensure that our country returns to the path of reason. But we must act quickly, and we must act crazy. Remember: our country needs us too much for us not to threaten to bring it down in flames if we don't get our way on everything. Join me and the Americano Party at one of our national Crazypants Rallies™, or donate to our political action commissariat. Because if you're not a part of the crazy, you're a part of the problem.

What more can I say? Lately I've been thinking about writing a post about why progressives shouldn't mirror the Tea Party. You hear poutragers make the comparison so often. But mine would have been earnest and sincere. Irony and humor are MUCH better tools. Way to go Jonathan!