Give the Gov a Tea Party

Gov. Quinn piles on, raising taxes, raising fees, even one on tea. As the Trib notes:

But there is a certain irony to Quinn's push to tack the state sales tax on sweetened tea—one that brings his political career from political outsider to insider full circle.

Quinn's birthday is the same as the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Three decades ago, he railed at a legislative pay raise by encouraging voters to send used tea bags to the governor's office. At the time, he told Illinois Issues magazine the stunt, which helped launch his career as a political activist, "was a perfect way to get citizens interested in government again and feel they could make a difference."

Hmm. And you can come to the Chicago Tea Party, part of a nationwide movement--on Tax Day, April 15th.