Party On!

Here's a letter to the New York Times:

Lloyd Binen alleges that the Tea Party movement is "racially tinged" and "hypocritical" (Letters, April 16).

Yesterday I attended for the first time in my life a political rally – the Tea Party rally on the D.C. mall.  By far, the most common banner waved by members of the crowd was the flag that warns "Don't Tread on Me."  And this sentiment was reflected in the speeches delivered by the likes of Michele Bachmann, Andrew Breitbart, and Ron Paul – the...