As I have been writing in my weekly Ezines, plenty of reason exists for people to be upset with the economy and the actions of government. The difficulty is the blame is being assigned to people and organizations who do not deserve blame.

Part of the reason I feel the Tea Party is emerging is people are casting about to find a replacement for the political party they traditionally associate with. The difficulty is there is no third alternative on a par with the two major parties.

Think of football as if you were a fan disgusted by both conferences of the National Football League and wondering if the Arena Leage might be a better alternative. That's the disgusted voter today looking at Democrats and Republicans.

This article is long, but thorough.

Here is the link

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/us/politics/16teaparty.html?th&emc=th