@Nullo – Thanks for the clarification. To me it’s fine that this group of Republicans, Libertarians and other third-party voters, and a small percentage of Democrats are critical of the health care bill. This as such shows that they are mature citizens exercising their right to criticize the government. What is not okay is the name of their movement and the related slogans, as well as the style of their criticism. The people of the British colonies had to pay taxes, but were not properly represented in the British political systems. This lead to the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Taxation without representation is wrong. We don’t have this situation in 2010. The style of confrontation of the tea baggers is disgusting and frightening. Again, debate is good. Even heated debates are good. But there are limitations. Health insurance for everyone is going to cause Armageddon? Obama wants to pull the plug on grandma? Comments like “Obama is a socialist-fascist and will put you in internment camps if you let him reform healthcare” are a terrible insult to all victims of Nazism. Well, you know, Obama, Hitler, ah, we can’t really tell the difference.
Shameful. To say the least.