JOHN KERRY ATTACKS TEA PARTY. RESPONSE: “I think the Tea Party couldn’t ask for any better publicity than to be denounced by a millionaire who dodges paying taxes on his yacht.” Couldn’t have said it better myself!

UPDATE: Politico: Tea party gains clout for 2012.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Jonathan Bailey writes: “So, a pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage libertarian is the new conservative?”

That’s how far we’ve progressed! Float like a gadfly, sting like a bee! Er, or something.