Since Tea Party prince Dave Brat did the unthinkable and dethroned Majority Leader Eric Cantor, he’s been hard to get a hold of. In fact, he actually shot a text message to the Associated Press saying he wasn’t doing any public appearances. That might cut it for a teenager who isn’t coming home for dinner, but Dave Brat is running for the United States Congress.
Well Brat is putting an end to his disappearing act this morning. He’s putting on what his campaign is calling a “news conference.” We’re just trying to figure out what makes something a news conference when you announce in advance you won’t take any questions…
Then again, it’s understandable. The last time Brat tried to take a question, the economics professor didn’t “have a well-formed response” to whether we should abolish the minimum wage, though as Chuck Todd pointed out, getting rid of the minimum wage certainly seemed to be the argument Brat was making.
So the world will have to wait for Dave Brat to answer questions on his plans to slash social security and education funding. But hey, he’s answered one important question already: Is the Tea Party dead? Far from it. Watch:
Published: Jun 19, 2014