The groups say they're protesting Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann's decision to come to Missouri to stump for Senate candidate Roy Blunt. Bachmann is seen as something of a Tea Party hero. Meanwhile, local Tea Party groups says Blunt is anything but -- having aligned himself with big government principles like TARP and Cash for Clunkers.
The demonstration gets way at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning near Watson and Lindbergh. Curiously -- perhaps -- St. Louis Tea Party founder Bill Hennessey and his group have not embraced their fellow Missouri "patriots" on this issue. The St. Louis Tea Party is noticeably absent from a petition signed by 28 other state Tea Party groups this week that are opposed to Bachmann's endorsement of Blunt. As Hennessey told stltoday.com earlier this week:
We decided a long time ago not to endorse candidates in the primary. That means we don't un-endorse, either. The Tea Party, being totally decentralized, represents a lot of ideas and opinions. We love that.Whatever the case, let's hope that the out-state Tea Party protesters steal a page from the St. Louis Tea Party's playbook tomorrow and brings a coffin to the event. That would be awesome.
