Tea Party Jacobins

The link below takes you to a well written and very insightful article in the New York Review of Books about the loony Tea Party activists in America that are holding the Republican negotiator's feet to the fire over the debt ceiling. Well researched and supported with facts it shows that pockets of intelligent life continue to flourish in the wasteland of American zenophobia
Tea Party Jacobins

As a reminder of the danger of the Tea Party lunacy take a read of the bilge below that was added as a comment to a erudite website that examined historical antecedents of the Tea Party name

"We are members of the Christian Constitutional Federalist Party, USA. We condemn & reject Communism, Socialism, Libertarianism, Homosexualism, Feminism, Secular Humanism, Anarchism, Nazism, and all other forms of Fascism. We favour Capital Punishment for Homosexuals, Adulterers, Fornicators, Strippers & Pornographers, Paedophiles, Masturbators, Blasphemers, Illegal Aliens, Anti-Christians & Apostates, Witches, Mohammedans, Unitarians, Atheists, Papists, Liberal “Protestants”, Abortionists, & other Murderers. The Death Penalty should be in the form of decapitation. The Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, & Bill of Rights shall conform & are subordinate to the Holy Bible (KJV) & Orthodox Lutheran Symbols of Faith. Christian Capitalism is the basis for a sound & Godly economy. The Flag of the USA shall be the Grand Union Flag, surmounted by a Latin Cross finial, the Original Flag of the USA, 1775-1777 (aka Washington’s Colours, Congress’ Colours, the Continental Colours).
God Save The USA!
The Rev. & Mrs. Philip Mullen - December 7, 2010 at 6:39 pm

You can read the whole article here as well the strongly worded reply
Medium Historica
Finally one more sensible description of the lunacy of the Tea Party
Progressive America Rising

The horror is that these people walk amongst us and have the vote