The Tea Party a terrorist organization? After thousands of posts, no one who likes the Tea Party has explained why they feel the need to show up at political meetings with guns. I call that terrorism. What do you call it?

Is the Tea Party a stupid organization? Take a look at Congress, with the Tea Party getting close to shutting down the government in order to protect the ability of the mega-rich to continue to shaft the rest of us. And that's not even getting into the idea that the only way to get anything done in politics is to be willing to compromise. These yahoos are about to destroy my retirement savings -- yours as well, if you have any. And do they really think they're all going to get elected again after the asses they are making of themselves right now?

Is the Tea Party a moral organization? Their darling Sarah Palin is best known as a craven liar. Their other darling Michelle Bachman is best known for her desire to overthrow the Constitution of the United States by establishing a state religion.

Can anyone offer any defense of the activities of the Tea Party that isn't a cut and paste from a right wing blog?

Can anyone offer any defense of the activities of the Tea Party that isn't an attack on some other political group, in the "they do it so why shouldn't I?" vein (think about the morality question).

Can anyone offer any defense of the activities of the Tea Party that doesn't include flinging insults at other people in the discussion?

Can anyone offer any defense of the activities of the Tea Party that doesn't include telling other people that they are some liberal idiot conspiracy brainwashed agenda, thus removing for yourself the need to take them seriously?