ECSNorway, since the revolutionary loony left is in power, can you explain why, precisely, that no less than three senior members of Obama's government (including Obama himself) have taken public shots at the left wing of their own base for being too critical of them? Can you also explain why, exactly, said left wing is so critical of them?
I'd also like to hear what sort of policies, exactly, you consider to be far left.
Edit for on-topicness: I don't see the tea-party as being anti-establishment, really. They are (generally speaking) motivated by pseudo-libertarian complaints about high taxes and government deficits, but in their voting patterns and polls thus far they have turned out to be largely social conservatives, which are a familiar part of the Republican coalition. Because the Republican party does not actually do much for social conservatives when in power (abortion is still legal, foreigners can still get in the country, gay people keep getting more rights), it's been noted for awhile that the social/religious right wing of the party has been dissatisfied and increasingly blaming Republican unpopularity (since 2006 or so) on Republicans not being true to "conservative" ideals.
This is the result of that dissatisfaction, coupled with fears over the collapsing economy, a sort of purge of non-ideologically pure which has happened in both US parties in the past. Like most such revolts by the fringe of the base, it is ultimately doomed to irrelevance because their favoured policies are largely abhorrent to the mushy middle voters that decide elections. They'll make a mess in the meantime, but they're not going to upend politics or lead an armed revolt, and should the economy improve, they'll start to evaporate.
I'd also like to hear what sort of policies, exactly, you consider to be far left.
Edit for on-topicness: I don't see the tea-party as being anti-establishment, really. They are (generally speaking) motivated by pseudo-libertarian complaints about high taxes and government deficits, but in their voting patterns and polls thus far they have turned out to be largely social conservatives, which are a familiar part of the Republican coalition. Because the Republican party does not actually do much for social conservatives when in power (abortion is still legal, foreigners can still get in the country, gay people keep getting more rights), it's been noted for awhile that the social/religious right wing of the party has been dissatisfied and increasingly blaming Republican unpopularity (since 2006 or so) on Republicans not being true to "conservative" ideals.
This is the result of that dissatisfaction, coupled with fears over the collapsing economy, a sort of purge of non-ideologically pure which has happened in both US parties in the past. Like most such revolts by the fringe of the base, it is ultimately doomed to irrelevance because their favoured policies are largely abhorrent to the mushy middle voters that decide elections. They'll make a mess in the meantime, but they're not going to upend politics or lead an armed revolt, and should the economy improve, they'll start to evaporate.