Occupy Wall Street



So what's the story here? At first, it seemed like these protests were made up of the same 'professional' protestors that will show up for whatever the current leftist cause de jour happens to be, but it seems to have grown into a somewhat greater populist movement trying to emulate the Arab Spring protests.

The unions, liberal commentators, and other MSNBC types are wrapping their arms around the movement as an anti-Tea Party Tea Party of the Left, but I've also read of Tea Party types joining the cause. Should it be viewed in terms of the unique American left/right paradigm - or maybe as a more traditional disenfranchised populist movement made up of multiple and not always aligned interest groups?

Will the movement gain steam? Can it find a broader base of support among the American people, or will the media's short attention span and an expected harsh winter put an end to it?

Also, is it weird that after watching interviews like this, I feel a strong desire to wade into the crowd on camelback with a beatin' stick in a fit of counter-revolutionary zeal?