Over the past year, millions of Americans have come off of the sidelines and involved themselves in the political process as part of the widespread tea party movement.

Do you think government spending is out of control and harmful? Then Time magazine's Joe Klein thinks you are a dodo.

The Problem Would you pay $1,000 so that someone–probably not you–could ride high-speed trains less than 60 miles a year? Probably not. Yet, that’s what the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) high-speed rail plan is going to cost: at least $90 billion, or $1,000 for every federal income taxpayer in the country. Who will ride these...