I love "Animal House." I love that it fits into this post even more. For a time, I was even friendly with Stephen Furst ("Flounder") who I also loved.
Did I mention that Tea Party Support Dwindled to Near-Record Low? I love that, too.
And now to supplement all that love, here are today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter:
Re "GOP senator digs in heels," Sept. 25
While on the surface Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appears to be a loose cannon in acting out his contemptuous agenda against the Affordable Care Act, one must admire his insane rants and deeds for what they illustrate.
Cruz is the new face of the tea party, and he will be a constant reminder of just how out of touch with reality he and his backers really are. One can only hope that Cruz continues his inane march to the point that even the most low-information voters see fit to dump both him and the party that so vehemently supports nothing for the middle class and everything for the wealthy.
Keep up the good work, Sen. Cruz.
Jack Kenna
Whittier
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Cruz's quixotic "filibuster" against Obamacare reminded me of this classic movie soliloquy: "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture."
My apologies to "Animal House," whose Deltas had a better grip on reality than today's tea partiers.
Kevin Powell
Long Beach
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