It's my assumption that the vast majority of the Tea party are religious Christians.
This may be wrong, but I doubt it.
If so then, by their very own religious convictions, it would stand to reason that the recent disasters suffered in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and the rest of the South and mid-west - right in the heart of Tea Party country - are nothing less than God's punishment for the Tea Party.
God does not like stupid.
God does not like greed.
God does not like TPs wiping the asses of the wealthy!
Floods and tornadoes would be God's way of punishing, now wouldn't it?
If that assumption was correct why did the list of agenda items they favored not contain a single social/morality point and was completely on the side of economics/fiscal/monetary and constitutional objectives?
Here the top objectives of the Tea Party as voted on by the members - ranked according to votes by the Contract From America panel.
Implement the Fair Tax 9340 rating
Legislation shall contain no unrelated ammendments 4813 rating
Congressional Term Limits 4194 rating
Abolish the Department of Education 3740 rating
Pass Nationwide Medical Malpractice Tort Reform 3376 rating
No lifetime salary or benefits for Congress 3251 rating
Congress shall not exempt themselves 3144 rating
An Official Language of the United States 3113 rating
Drill Here, Drill Now 3099 rating
Interstate Health Insurance Competition 2968 rating
cite Constitutional authority for creating laws 2334 rating
Nuclear Energy, reduce our dependance on foreign oil 1883 rating
More Drilling for Natural Gas and Oil, Increase Nuclear Energy, and eliminate federal regulation and give power back to the states 1188 rating
2nd Amendment Rights 1075 rating
Federal Spending Limitations - Budget Cap 1061 rating
Presidential advisers (czars) shall have no regulatory authority 964 rating
Bills from the House or Senate are to be Made Public 7 Days Before any Vote 921 rating
Post all government expenditures on the Internet 636 rating
Hands OFF the Internet 543 rating
Abolish the Department of Energy. 534 rating
Congress Must Name Relevant Special Interests When They Vote 334 rating
Amend the Endangered Species Act 286 rating
Create independent Ethics Committees for House and Senate 256 rating
Zero Based Budgeting 234 rating
Repeal CAFE Standards 228 rating
No Raises 199 rating
Make legislators accountable for their legislation. 158 rating
Offer Tax Free Prizes for Energy Innovations 126 rating
Alternative to Term Limits - Reduce/Eliminate Benefits 113 rating
Market Based Approach to Reduce Global Warming 108 rating
Pledge to Cut Deficit by 70% in Two Years With No New Taxes 95 rating
High Hurdle for Spending Amendment 92 rating
Repeal the Clean Air Act! 85 rating
A True National Energy Policy 75 rating
Create a Federal Program Review Board 66 rating
Set Some Boundaries 29 rating
The above is a list of ideas suggested up to January 24, 2010 leading up to the 2010 election. It was an abstract list and not the final one. I use it because it was comprehensive at the time and although it had not been refined down to the final result, it showed what Tea Partiers were thinking of which never did include a lot of what they are criticized for such as social issues. The only item I noted was a very low count that called for drug testing of political appointees or government workers which did not make the cut.
