Big Government Tea Partiers

The American Conservative blurb introducing James Bovard's article suggests "protesters seemed all too eager to support big government programs as long as they involve killing foreigners" — Tea Party Patriots or Neocon Nationalists? "Many 'tea party' activists staunchly oppose big government," begins Mr. Bovard, "except when it is warring, wiretapping, or waterboarding."

UPDATE: Ivan Eland looks at Mr. Bovard's article, noting that "the tea sippers extended their pinkies in a salute to torture, harsh policies toward Iran, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq" — To the Tea Party: War and Liberty Aren’t Fellow Travelers.