Most certainly. I remember it so well as it "struck a chord" with me. You see, I had left the Republican Party years before as I was disgusted with the direction the party was going. Additionally, there was no way in hell I would ever consider joining the Dem Party as I believe in personal freedom and States' rights too much. The parties had become 2 sides of the same coin. When I read about the Tea Party and their dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Congress, TARP, I said to myself (and Seamaiden) "Now there's a group that I can relate with!" And then it happened...
Yes, this happened. They were "infiltrated" and hijacked by the treasonous bastards that helped fuck this nation (and us) in the ass. Disillusioned and disgusted (once again), I no longer wanted to have anything to do with them. I tried. I gave'm a shot. I even thought of attending a Tea Party meeting out here not too long ago to see if things may have changed back for the better. The minute I heard that they open their meetings with a prayer....Well....that closed the deal for me.