An outside view of the Tea Party

I'm loving this column where the Tea Party is explained plainly and simply:

But in all seriousness the Tea Party, as we know them today, sprang forth soon after Barack Obama took office, and suddenly started protesting our terrible tax burden and seemed to believe that they had something in common with the colonists of 1773. Some even dressed in period costume; a sure sign they had a valid point.

Unfortunately, facts really aren’t on the side of the Tea Party. Recent widely reported figures actually show that in real terms the tax revenue collected from Americans is actually the lowest it has been since Truman was in office. Yep, the job killing, socialist, Marxist, Kenyan, radical, do-too-much, do nothing, Muslim president is actually in office during a time when our tax burden is lower than during George W. Bush! Furthermore, unlike the Brit hating tea tossers of 1773, the average Tea Bagger in America does in fact have full democratic representation in exchange for their tax dollars.