Michael Gerson, the "compassionate" George W. Bush speechwriter and advisor, cautions that the Tea Party is toxic for the GOP. Gersen thinks concentrating on actually abiding by the Constitution may be pushing things too far. Why does it seem to bother some people that government should abide by the Constitution?Mr. Gerson, having shifted from the ruling class at the White House to the more prestigious ruling class at The Washington Post, frets in a Nancy Pelosi-like sort of way that the Tea Party will dismantle Social Security.Hold on seniors. Vote for establishment Republicans or those radical Tea Partiers will steal your Social Security. What? You seniors are Tea Partiers?Given how far the federal government has strayed from the textual limits, forcing the government to abide by the Constitution going forward will be enough of a Herculean task. Correcting past constitutional mistakes -- whatever they may be -- that have been ingrained in our culture won't occur for years,...(Read Full Post)