Let them eat cake

It's dawned on me of late that by naming themselves and their movement the "tea party" (fuck the acronym, it's just more republican idiocy), they've given themselves an inherent sense of legitimacy. The first image that pops into any of our minds when we hear the words "tea party" (in a political context--in a literary context one might conjure images of Alice in Wonderland) is of the Boston Tea Party, and even the most jaded of Americans has some sense of pride from the history (if nothing else, it's led to our Sunday afternoons being spent drinking beer and watching football instead of having a spot of tea during the soccer match).

The other day while doing a crossword puzzle (I always knew eventually all that puzzle solving would pay off) one of the clues involved Marie Antoinette and her famed quote.  And the first image that popped into my mind while writing the words "Let them eat cake" was of the American tea party.

So...from here on out, in this blog, the tea party will now simply be known as The Antoinettes.

Just a touch on the fitting side.

Peace,
emaycee