“ 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. ”

Crashing the Tea Party - NYTimes.com

Interesting OpEd.  Also, the Tea Party and Tea Partiers can kiss my grits.