I didn’t take offense at all.

You made a good point.

I titled the series The Politics of Taxes because I wanted to highlight the differences between the parties.

Welcome back and I’m counting on you to let me know when I screw up.

I didn’t click through to read any of the linked articles. Just going on the excerpts you provided, I questioned whether to count Malkin because hers was only somewhat about tax policy.

Apart from Linda Beale, the rest of the excerpts are all about the politics of the tea parties, and the politics of the elite Democrats’ response to them and so on, and not at all about tax policy.

I’m more interested in the tax policy issues than the tea parties, perhaps because I don’t expect them to have much long lasting impact. (Maybe that’s because I’m generally more likely to agree with Kos than Malkin).

So I probably should have chosen a different post to make my first comment and I wouldn’t have gotten off on the wrong foot with you, if I have. Anyway, I’m interested in what you write about and enjoy your writing, so I’ll be back.

I appreciate your input.

You should count Malkin because of what she writes on this issue, not discount her because of what she has said or written on other issues.

I try to stick to the merits of her observations.

I think Malkin states very well the right’s view of the Tea Parties.

And the Daily Kos probably states the left’s view just as well.

I tried to be fair.

By the way, my favorite of the six articles is the one that appeared in The Nation.

The author manages to disagree with the sentiments of the tea party protesters while at the same time applauding them for exercising their first amendment rights.

We need more of that and less of the Janine Garafalo brand of hate-mongering, don’t ya think?