Michael Kinsley dissects the Tea Party movement in the United States and calls it out for what it is: a selfishly-motivated movement that is largely politically incoherent.

"I used to think that the Tea Party consisted of well-meaning budget hawks, peppered, like all movements, with crazies who own markers."

"The Democrats and their media allies have sought to discredit and delegitimize the surging Tea Party movement."

"Like the Goldwaterites a half-century ago, the Tea Partiers are a reformation movement."

"A recent ‘tea party’ rally showed lots of anger toward President Obama, but little consistent support for liberty in America."

"Overheated rhetoric from Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other 'tea party' activists may create barriers to serious conversation, but it's not seditious. When it comes to weighing free speech versus sedition, we should err on the side of freedom."

"One year ago the Tea Party movement began sweeping across the country. But if the group becomes a true alternative to the established political parties, it could mean abandoning the very foundations of the movement."

The New York Times' topic landing page for the Tea Party Movement.

"The Walla Walla Tea Party Patriots held a rally outside the county courthouse on Thursday, April 15, to demand fiscal responsibility from the government."

"So when the “Tea Party Nation” began its first national convention in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 4th, Republicans paid particular attention."

"A few thousand people had come out to mark the culmination of a day of protests."

"Tea Party groups used Tax Day Thursday to stage rallies around the country where they pledged to turn their nascent movement into a powerful force to root out politicians they do not consider fiscally responsible."

"But the Tea Party supporters now taking to the streets aren’t the ones feeling the pain.

In the results of the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, they are better educated and wealthier than the general public. They are just as likely to be employed, and more likely to describe their economic situation as very or fairly good."

And while most Republicans say they are “dissatisfied” with Washington, Tea Party supporters are more likely to classify themselves as “angry.”