Hypocri-Tea in SC

11/17/2010

 
A recent New York Daily News article offers means to laugh at those "less government spending," Tea Party-ish folks. Most of them are from areas that receive more in federal funding than they pay in federal taxes. And our very own South Carolina is one of those hypocritical havens.

From the article:
"Maybe there will be more reality shows featuring other big names in the Tea Party who call for cuts in government spending even as their home states are subsidized by the rest of us.

There could be Sen. Jim DeMint's South Carolina, which gets $1.35 on the dollar."

And don't forget that the state Republican Party merged with the Tea Party earlier this year. "The tea party movement is strong in South Carolina, where dozens of groups have hosted well-attended rallies," reads the article.

Read the entire Daily News article by clicking here.