[El Gato]

If folks like Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich were around in 1776,

There were, we called 'em Tories, and sent them packing to Canada when the shooting was done. Sometimes we tarred and feathered them to speed them on their way.

[JerseyJohn61]

"we tarred and featured them"

An Irish immigrant by the name of Lynch was the fellow
who made tar and featuring famous. Hench lynchings.
He had a disdain for the English and their sympathizers.

For the past 6 years, the Dems have been using the same
figurative practice upon GWB as a means to show their
disdain of him and anything conservative. Now that we
are in the minority on the hill, it's our turn to
verbally smack the hell out of the opposition....JJ61