"A member of the audience passed a question to the moderator, who read it to Armey: How can the Federalist Papers be an inspiration for the tea party, when their principal author, Alexander Hamilton, 'was widely regarded then and now as an advocate of a strong central government'?
"Historian Armey was flummoxed by this new information. 'Widely regarded by whom?' he challenged, suspiciously. 'Today's modern ill-informed political science professors? . . . I just doubt that was the case in fact about Hamilton.'
"Alas, for Armey, it was the case. Hamilton favored a national bank, presidents and senators who served for life and state governors appointed by the president."
Dana Milbank in The Washington Post listens to a history lesson from Dick Armey.
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