All I have to say about the tea-partiers, and by extension the people they have elected in the primaries, is of those I have sampled, most are largely inconsistent about specific issues and very selective about how they apply certain dogma. In any case both major parties are shams and their platforms are largely shams as well, and the parts that are not are the parts dictated by the most partisan and extreme parts of the party. The "tea party" is no different, since they have no substantial and consistent plan other than to generate hype off of how horrible incumbency and "big government" is (don't get me wrong, there are a ton of things wrong with the government and the people who are in it--but there is really no rational defense for half of the things that have been said.) Of course this is all speculation--let's see what any one does once elected. Ultimately I'd just wish everyone took more time to participate in the system beyond just voting. Politics is pretty depressing because of how many ill-informed and uninformed people vote (doesn't matter the party. pay attention I am not trolling your political party ITP.) I would just like to see more rational discourse, which can only happen if more people take the time to treat the whole matter seriously and importantly instead of as a giant game of us versus them and belonging to a group.