[FrankR]

Actually, the TEA party signifies that the Constitution is working fine...it gives the power to the PEOPLE, and that is exactly what the TEA party movement is all about (or at least it started that way).

Der Spiegel is rattling on about a principle that Germany does not have and doesn't even understand - I know, I was married to one for 10 years. They are steeped in socialism and the concept of freedom is limited in their understanding of life on this planet.

Our system is made up of checks and balances to insure that we do not have another "king", or dictator...the last wall to that end is the people, and the TEA party movement IS the people.

[DesertRhino]

Essentially, the Germans gave up the nationalistic agressive part of Nazi philosophy,, and kept the rest. They are basically pacifist nazis. This article is a classic example. Obama, the charismatic socialist leader complete with his own personal symbol and iconic art, is being obstructed by people who don’t agree.

To a German this is horrifying. People are supposed to obey their leaders. Germany is the nation of the obedient follower, living withing rules. There is little room there for people who think they should have a voice.