Zucas, I applaud you! You get it!
Look people, America is not a Democracy, it is a Republic "and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands". A Democracy only brings about mob rule, a majority ruling over a minority. Whereas a Republic is a system where an elected few rule over the majority. The only problem is that a Republic can only remain successful as long as the few elected officials do not realize they can buy their way into office by promising to steal money from the rich minority and giving it to the poor majority. And that is the point we have reached.
The tea parties are about turning this trend around, they are not about taxes as much as they are about spending. at this point lowering taxes to a sane level would pretty much destroy us because we now have too much to pay for. if we can convince the government to spend less money, then the only natural reaction is lower taxes. Higher taxes serve only to increase government and the people working in it.
Also, pay no attention to those few nut jobs that were either planted, or truly believe, the things said about Obama vs. Bush, they do not speak for the movement, and the movement will not stop for them.