I was told – even by a few liberals – that it was a myth that Tea Partiers hoisted signs saying things like “Keep your government hands off my Medicare,” despite having seen many of them online and one in person.

Well here is another such example, in the comments on this (poorly-argued) story about Social Security shortfalls.

If you don’t feel like clicking, the comment reads, “Government involvement screws up the whole system. Creating a committee doesn’t always work.”

You will note that Social Security is a government program; it has always been a government program.

So much for  the “myth” about the Tea Party types not understanding that Social Security and Medicare are government programs.