Any group as seemingly large as the TP brigade is going to have its share of nuts, and they aren't underrepresented in that area. I sense that they are a disparate, and possibly desperate bunch united in outrage against what they perceive as government excess and overreach. I have to question why they came together during THIS administration. If they were so concerned about the debt why didn't they join The Concord Coalition during the Reagan years (as I did). Why didn't they voice outrage at paying trillions for two unfunded wars, the medicare prescription drug plan, and the Bush tax cuts which clearly benefited the upper income earners the most. These programs, and a lackluster economy, are what's driving up the debt. Perhaps the bailouts were the tipping points, but hell, TARP and the auto bailout began under President Bush, and I still agree that they were the right thing to do for the economy. I question the motives, the wisdom, and the values of many in the TP camp. I don't however question their organizational skills and commitment. Damn, they came out of nowhere and quickly coalesced into a powerful political force. The occupy movement can learn a lot from them.

Peter T.