Observations
The following is a list of political observations that I noticed. Although numbered, they are not in any particular order.
1. The more wide spread a movement, the less likely for it to have grassroots.
Essentially, the only true grassroots movements are ones that are at the local level. At the national level, the movement is essentially astroturf. An example of this is the tea party movement. In the beginning, it was a true grassroots movement. However, as it gathered steam and became a national movement, it has been taken over by special interests and corporate money (FreedomWorks, Americans for Posterity, and Fox News).
Similarly, with the emerging coffee party movement, it is still mostly grassroots. However, guess who is lurking in the background… MoveOn. My prediction is that if the coffee party movement takes hold, it will become astroturf as well.
2. The more political/religious bumper stickers on a car the more likely that the person behind the wheel is a wing nut.
It is perfectly reasonable to have one or two bumper stickers. Heck, in some cases, they are there to hide a flaw in the bumper 
. Once you start going past three or four, it starts to say something. I think it would be wise to avoid anyone driving this car.
3. Party A never has a problem with a questionable political tactic or legislative procedure until party B uses it. Corollary: party A will criticize party B’s use of a procedure or tactic and then use the same procedure or tactic at a later point.
Examples of this observation is practically endless. The best example is the use of budget reconciliation to pass bills in the senate. The republicans have no problem using that procedure to pass their agenda. When this happens, the democrats will criticize them. With the recent health care reform votes, the republicans criticized the democrats using budget reconciliation yet the democrats were quite willing to use it.
4. Neither party A nor party B are willing to fix or eliminate a questionable political tactic or legislative procedure described in observation #3.
Imagine that. I guess it is easier to complain about something than to do something about it.
5. Each party has a segment that can be described as sheep. They will unwaveringly follow the party’s ideology even when it is not in their best interest.
These people are typically found at the extreme ends of the political spectrum. My hypothesis is that they are the intellectually lazy and they prefer to have someone else to do their thinking for them. It is easier to spot the ones on the conservative side of the spectrum because the herdsmen are known and highly visible. On the liberal side, you have to look deeper as they tend to be more fragmented.
