http://blog.buzzflash.com/contributors/3127A Tea Party in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll Meets Modern Day American Conservatism
Submitted by meg on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 9:58am. Guest Commentary
JOE OF ARIZONALAND FOR BUZZFLASH
This is the story of those who drink the Conservative Tea ("DRINK ME"), the kind that makes your brain small enough to fit down the rabbit hole.
Beyond the sleeping Dormouse, Michael Steele, you may see a sight to behold: dancers in bondage cheered by Young Republican Eaglets, or Tea Partying Caterpillars on mushrooms smoking hookahs.
If you follow the White Supremacist Rabbit a little further, you may run into the delusional mad Hatter, Glenn Beck, reciting his favorite nonsense.
Or the harpy-clawed Gryphon, Ann Coulter, trolling for easy prey.
Or the smiling Cheshire fat cat, Rush Limbaugh, disappearing after an overdose of Conservative Cake ("EAT ME").
Or the Dodo, George Bush, wondering where he went.
Or the sad Mock Turtle, Dick Cheney, hiding in an undisclosed location, afraid that one day he will be made into soup.
But most curious of all is the Quitter Queen of Hearts, Sarah Palin, who lost her tarts, and was seen shouting, "Off with their Heads! Off with their Heads! Don't Retreat. Reload!" as the Grand Old House of Cards collapsed.
But then our American Alice awakens and realizes that having this wacky pack of characters in charge of her land was just a bad dream.