Anyone pondering the nature of America's conservatism should turn to this article in the New York Times. It discusses what the majority of Americans think and how the Tea Party movement are affecting the Republican party and politics in general. Key quote:
[The] inclination among the Tea Party faithful to mix religion and politics explains their support for Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas... Yet it is precisely this infusion of religion into politics that most Americans increasingly oppose. While over the last five years Americans have become slightly more conservative economically, they have swung even further in opposition to mingling religion and politics. It thus makes sense that the Tea Party ranks alongside the Christian Right in unpopularity.
On everything but the size of government, Tea Party supporters are increasingly out of step with most Americans, even many Republicans.
Great stuff.
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