Tea party activists. They’re loud, they’re in-your-face and they’re descending on the nation’s capital like locusts. Shouting baffling slogans like “March went out like a lion and now we’re starting April like a pit bull,” busloads of tea party activists will be converging on Washington, D.C. for a massive protest of the newly-passed health care bill and to disrupt traffic throughout the city. Protesters from all over the U.S. have been filing in to the District of Columbia, packing hotels as far away as Philadelphia and Richmond in anticipation of the mega event. The demonstration, set to begin tomorrow  morning, aims to draw attention to what one conservative spokesperson called “a last ditch effort to galvanize America and ward off the sin of socialism before it’s too late.”

The massive event, which promises to be the largest assembled in Washington since President Obama’s inauguration, will feature guest speakers, sit-ins, and of course, plenty of traffic snarls. The National Park Service expects the Mall to be jam-packed elbow to elbow with protesters. Right-wing luminaries planning to make their presence known at tomorrow’s gathering include commentators Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former VP candidate Sarah Palin, and Fred Phelps of the Topeka, Kansas based Westboro Baptist Church. The crowd plans to kick off the day by marching across the Arlington Memorial Bridge at the crack of dawn.

“Wait ’til you see how effectively we can screw up traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue,” said an angry Phelps as he was rallying his crowds in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. “We’ll show those heathen bastards that God has a plan and we are it!”

While many democrats are concerned (or at least annoyed) by the prospect of the massive show of force, other pundits are amused.

“What has two million legs, fifteen teeth and smells like stale Marlboros?…stop me if you’ve heard this one!,” joked a local radio talk show host on his program earlier today.

Thousands of counter-protesters are expected as well, and city leaders are urging everyone to stay calm. Local police and Secret Service agents will be out in full force to ensure order in the Capital City.