Tea Party: Definition

I often think Ambrose Bierce got the political factions right in his Devil's Dictionary:


"Conservative. (n.) A politician enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others."


But we don't yet have a good definition of "Tea Party." Given that faction's prominence, we need one.

I provisionally offer the following.


"Tea Party. (n.) a heavily-armed irrational faction following lies; including that they are the best guardians of America's peace and safety."