That's why the Tea Party is so hated by the left. The Tea Party is responsible for the collective ass kicking of the Dems in 2010.
The Tea Party is useless. Their response to being accused of racism isn't to go on the offensive, rather they grovel and and then make a black dumbshit, Cain, their presidential choice. Otherwise, they appear to have a penchant of selecting bimbos to back for various offices - either because they're not conservative or because they're preemptively surrendering to avoid accusations of sexism.
The Tea Party is essentially a one-issue party: tax cuts. On other issues, they almost volunteer to admit that they're useless. But, on tax cuts, those idiots are useless. Tax schemes (fair tax, flat tax, 9-9-9) that would RAISE their taxes are the most popular with them. Tax cuts are a phony issue, anyway. Real tax cuts can only follow a decrease in government size.
If the Tea Partiers weren't useless idiots, they would have all been behind Ron Paul. And, when the election comes along, they'd vote for the Constitution Party, in protest against the Republicratic party.
So, why is the Tea Party, their own enemies, so hated? Because they represent the conservative wing of the GOP. Attacking them is the easiest way to keep the GOP useless.