Possible talking point: House Dem Leader Steny Hoyer lets slip that the Tea Party is having an impact.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters today that the Tea Party movement is making some members of Congress mull retirement.
“Do I think the negative atmosphere that has been created by the Tea Party and by others certainly goes into the thinking of members? I think it does. I think you have to honestly point out that it does,” he told reporters Tuesday.
Well, honesty would require he admit who is actually creating "the negative atmosphere," but I digress. Has the slight uptick in media coverage attracted lawmakers' attention, or are they just now admitting it?
