I have no respect for the so-called Tea Party myself. Some people would say that are ultra-right. I think they are so extreme that they slid right off the left-right scale.

Recently I learned that Americans (and maybe others) habitually call the Netherlands 'Holland' because in the 17th century traders from Holland carried goods and their name all over the world. When it comes to language, we don't bother about something trivial like the passing of 300 or 400 years.

I have been to Amsterdam twice and would like to visit the Netherlands again, seeing more of the country.