Florida may have official Tea Party to run against Republican party

By GottaLaff

If you haven't read Paul Krugman's column today, please read it. Then read this:

A conservative Florida lawyer "has registered an official 'Tea Party' with the office of the Secretary of State, and is promising to run candidates against Republicans and Democrats in state and national races," reports Ben Smith.

Said Frederic O'Neal, the party chairman: "The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control the leadership of both parties. It's time for real change."

If by "real change" he means vicious, appalling anti-Semitic (and other) signage and continued hate speech, then by all means, fight against special interest money as a Tea Partier.

Oh, but about that special interest money... you might want to rethink your party platform:

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