How'sThat Coffee Party Movement Percolating Along?

More like a single shot of weak espresso than a grande.  The "Coffee Party Movement" had less impact than yesterday's warmed-over decaf.  Meanwhile the Tea Party Movement is "fundamentally remaking the two-party system," says Rasmussen Reports.  Perhaps it's because the Tea Party Movement actually stood for something fundamental.

Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen have released a book on the Tea Party Movement called, "Mad as Hell."  They've got that right.  An excerpt:
The Tea Party movement is not a flash in the pan, as many have assumed. Nor is it a movement of racist rednecks and ignorant boobs, as its
detractors have crudely suggested. To the contrary, it is an authentic
grassroots movement of concerned American citizens demanding to be heard
by an out-of-touch political establishment. Their concerns are real and
their issues are legitimate. Moreover, the new populism is here to stay
and it has already changed our politics for the better.


They've got that right, too.