The Tea Parties sounded the alarm

Jeff Jacoby at Townhall.com likens the Tea Parties to a small-town fire siren -- loud, irritating, and absolutely necessary to summon the volunteer firemen (something I remember very well from my childhood in Greentown, Ohio). Now we hear the Left complaining that the Tea Parties are loud, irritating, and relentless. Sen. John Kerry wants them silenced by the mass media. But what about the fire?