Reply #5: Partially

[howaboutme]

They should of had a fourth answer "partially", so maybe "don't know" might work for me.

Americans are frustrated with a government that pays them no mind while doing exactly what the high powered, high paid lobbyists want. Wall street wants billions to invest and make profits after tanking the economy....and the Congress says "how much" to the banking lobbyists.

It is the feeling that the public is being constantly dissed and dismissed that is at the root of the tea party movement. I don't see it as pure conservatism.

The Republican Party is trying to hijack and control that movement and while the Democratic Party is trying to discredit it, which I see as a huge mistake. The movement has many factions and at its heart is populism.

If there are any Tea Party Rallies near me I'm going and I'm going to carry my own anti-Corporate, anti free trade sign. I'm using the movement and I see that as a better course than discrediting it. The important aspect is that the public is getting involved again (like the 60s and 70s) and that scares the hell out of politicians.