What does John McCain Have Against Tea Party Hobbits?

The Looking Spoon ^ | 7-29-11 | Jared H. McAndersen

[The Looking Spoon]

The fiery, independent version of the Republican senator from Arizona took to the floor of the Senate Wednesday morning. Demanding “straight talk,” Mr. McCain accused conservatives of abandoning reason by opposing the House Republican leader’s plan to resolve the debt crisis.

Mr. McCain mocked Tea Party-allied Republicans in the House for believing — wrongly, he said — that President Obama and Democrats will get the blame for a default if Republicans refuse to increase the nation’s debt ceiling.

By that flawed logic, “Democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced budget amendment and reform entitlements and the Tea Party Hobbits could return to Middle Earth,” he said, quoting a Wall Street Journal editorial.

From The New York Times

Maybe this is some liberal psyche out, they're not too sharp when it comes to anything related to the Tea Party anyway. Maybe the Wall Street Journal thinks they're ignorant of of Tolkien mythology as well.

Think about it. "Tea Party Hobbits?" Is that supposed to be an insult? The Hobbits win in the epic Lord of the Rings story!

Well, not all of them. There are RINO's, and then there's...

[Cheetahcat]

McCain, he has the “Little Mans” Disease and should be under a doctors care!

[KeyLargo]

Because McCain is a troll and he wishes he was a hobbit.

[KarlInOhio]

The nasssty, nassssty hobitses tried to steal his precious Senate seat by supporting J.D. Hayworth. Tricksy hobitses. Treacherous hobitses.

[San Jacinto]

Why does McRat hate the Tea Party? — The Senate primary in AZ is over, that’s why. He doesn’t have to speak well of them again for six more years. Well, probably never since McTurd will surely hang it up then.

[Lazlo in PA]

We know why already. He is a Liberal Democrat.

[He Rides A White Horse]

That's hilarious. The picture.

Mr. McCain mocked Tea Party-allied Republicans in the House for believing — wrongly, he said — that President Obama and Democrats will get the blame for a default if Republicans refuse to increase the nation’s debt ceiling.

This the same guy while on the campaign trail told his supporters not to fear Obama. Just shut up McCain. Have somebody wake you up to say "present" and go back to sleep.

PS: You are a Democrat. Now go back to sleep and do whatever Pelosi orders you to do in between naps.

[klb99]

NOT NOT NOT NOT a fan of McCain and it’s Geithner that I always call The Hobbitt......

[mware]

[Howie66]

Frankly I could not care less about what Juan McLame has to say about anything.

He is responsible for the FACT that we have a Muslim Infiltrator sitting in OUR White House.

If he can’t act with a degree of humility and remorse, then he could at least shut the hell up and go back to Arizona and live in retirement.

I’m sorry that I voted for the asshat.

[sergeantdave]

Anyone have the odds on McCain switching to the rat party after the 2012 elections?

[Tallguy]

60/40 against. He can do more damage to the nation as a Republican, so he’ll stay put.

[Hogblog]

He will become an Independent and caucus with the rats.....

[Desdemona]

The Shire seemed like an awfully nice place to live.

[dainbramaged]

Juan McGollum.

[lonestar]

He will become an Independent and caucus with the rats.....

He will act in his own behalf...as usual!

[Jmouse007]

He is a troll and TOOL of Sauaron! That is what he has against us Tea Party Hobbits.

[Boogieman]

“The Shire seemed like an awfully nice place to live.”

Sure did. One thing I knew but never really pondered in this context, is that they had a small government (figuratively and literally).

Government in the Shire was very limited, and thinking about it now, it reminds me very much of the early days of the US. There was a postal service, and a number of Shirriffs to keep the peace, along with the Bounders, who were kind of like militiamen, called up to defend the Shire as needed.

There are really only 2 government offices mentioned in the books for the Shire, the Thain, and the Mayor of Michel Delving. The Thain was a title of nobility, passed down hereditarily, and was pretty much like commander-in-chief, but symbolic in peaceful times. The Mayor was elected, and ran the post office and the police forces.

Other than that, the hobbits pretty much governed themselves, with families and clans having their own authority figures who probably settled most disputes. Besides the hereditary Thain, it probably wasn’t much different from an early, mostly rural America with its limited government.

They even had the right to keep and bear arms, and the episode with Farmer Maggot demonstrates the “Castle doctrine” as well: he caught the hobbits stealing his produce on his land, and he would have been well within his rights to order his dogs to kill them if he wanted to!

[Boogieman]

If we are hobbits, shouldn’t we be mounting an expedition to drop the Big O thingie into a volcano?

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Good post. My one word definition of Hobbit is HERO...