Would you be surprised to learn that the professor in question was the US Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration?

The College Fix reports.

Labor Secretary Turned Prof: Tea Partiers Radical, Extreme, Fanatical

Robert Reich, a labor secretary during the Clinton administration and currently a UC Berkeley public policy professor, claims Tea Partiers aim to destroy the government.

Yes, those flag-waving, Constitution-citing, Reagan-loving folks – they’re militants who really want to see government literally dismantled, according to Reich.

He implies they are using the ongoing sequestration drama to that end, calling them radical, extreme and fanatical.

Reich, in a recent personal blog republished by a Berkeley faculty blog, stated:

Imagine a plot to undermine the government of the United States, to destroy much of its capacity to do the public’s business, and to sow distrust among the population.

Imagine further that the plotters infiltrate Congress and state governments, reshape their districts to give them disproportionate influence in Washington, and use the media to spread big lies about the government.

Finally, imagine they not only paralyze the government but are on the verge of dismantling pieces of it.

Far-fetched? Perhaps. But take a look at what’s been happening in Washington and many state capitals since Tea Party fanatics gained effective control of the Republican Party, and you’d be forgiven if you see parallels.

Tea Party Republicans are crowing about the “sequestration” cuts beginning today (Friday). “This will be the first significant tea party victory in that we got what we set out to do in changing Washington,” says Rep. Tim Huelskamp (Kan.), a Tea Partier who was first elected in 2010.