Blunt Not Burned By Lukewarm Tea: "They Shouldn't Be Disappointed On This"

On KMOX this afternoon, Senator-elect Roy Blunt continued his defense of the federal earmarking process, and accurately stated that angry tea party activists shouldn't be suprised by his opposition to an earmark ban. And not only should they not be suprised, Blunt said "they shouldn't be disappointed." Speaking with host Mark Reardon:

REARDON:  You signed this tea party agreement.  And I know that the tea party group has gone after you. They're disappointed in your stand because I guess they feel like it's a bait and swich.

BLUNT: Well, they shouldn't be disappointed on this.  I've been very clear on this, on your program and everywhere else, that I think there will always some things in the federal government that should be--  that are competed for, and I intend to compete for the ones that Missouri has a reason to compete for.

Listen:

A person could criticize Blunt for being dismissive and unimpressed with the tea party's complaints, but he's right.  We knew his position all along, and if they were too dumb to know what he was all about, that's their problem.   And why would he care about any of their hysterics if they don't actually follow through on any of their threats?