Johann Hari , from way across the pond, knows us better than a lot of us are willing to admit when it's time to discuss the teahadists:
It’s the Tea Party spirit distilled: pose as the champion of Joe America, while ripping him off.
Of course, an American - John Cole - can tell us what the crude product that uunderwent that distilling is/was (highlighted):
It’s almost as if the tea party isn’t really a libertarian minded grass roots uprising calling for more personal freedom, fiscal conservatism, and limited government, but actually might just be a slick re-branding of the lunatic wing of the GOP by wealthy billionaire businessmen to be used to propel the GOP back into power.
Get the idea?