How many McGovern Democrats thought the Warren Report on JFK’s asassination was a cover up? How many Republicans were certain the Clintons murdered Vince Foster? How many of Al Gore’s minions thought the election was stolen in 2000? I’ll tell you - just as many as brought the crazy to that Research 2k/Daily Kos survey and show up to these tea parties. We are dancing to the same whiskey-tango-foxtrot as always and have only changed partners.

The party out of power is constrained by human nature into doing 2 things, 1. be poorly organized, resulting in less ability/inclination to kick out the nutty elements, 2. go batshite crazy with their rhetoric because, deep down, getting attention by any means is the most important first step to getting power. Republican pols are being completely rational when they kiss up to (and exploit) the Tea Partiers.