The Maine GOP has adopted a very tea parties-friendly platform; you can get a PDF with it here. I've only seen the tea partiers do two smart things in all the months I've been covering them; this is - in some ways - the third smart thing. In other ways, it's more of the same libertarian lunacy with a fillip of Randroid extreme insanity.

First, some of the insanity/loony/libertarian:

Espouse and follow the principle: It is immoral to steal the property rightfully earned by one person, and give it to another who has no claim or right to its benefits... ...Promote energy independence aggressively by removing the obstacles created by government to allow private development of our resources; natural gas, oil, coal, and nuclear power... ...Pass a “Read the Bill” act, to insure clarity, and eliminate the corruption associated with side issues, earmarks, pork or riders... ...Clarify that healthcare is not a right. It is a service.... ....Eliminate the Department of Education.

The first is Randroid 101, the second would let those like the Koch family pillage the environment, the third is just a stunt, the fourth runs contrary to our current laws and good public policy, and the last also runs counter to good public policy (not to say that that Dep't couldn't be reformed).

There's an anti-ACORN provision that might not pass legal muster and that would impact large numbers of groups that aren't objectionable or as objectionable:

Prohibit any public funding of advocacy groups such as ACORN, no matter what it or its affiliate organizations rename themselves; New York Communities for Change, New England United for Justice etc.; Conduct thorough investigation of their activities and voter fraud and prosecute violations.

The immigration-related parts are actually very strong and in large part defensible, surprising for a movement marked by those with a libertarian bent (although what they mean in the last sentence below needs to be spelled out in more detail to see whether that's acceptable or not):

Reject any effort to give foreign citizens the right to vote in the US in any situation or capacity... ...Restore the process of assimilation of immigrants to preserve the benefits of an advanced educated and prosperous society. Rescind Maine’s sanctuary State status. No amnesty, no benefits, no citizenship -ever- for anyone in the country illegally. Arrest and detain, for a specified period of time, anyone here illegally, and then deport, period... ...Seal the border and protect US citizens along the border and everywhere, as is the prime directive of the Federal Government... ...Eliminate motor voter and other voter fraud mechanisms; institute secure voter registration and identification systems...

There are good government provisions:

Return to transparent and honest reporting of economic statistics free of gimmicks and distortions... ...investigate collusion between government and industry in the global warming myth, and prosecute any illegal collusion

Whether global warming is a "myth" or not, there probably is such collusion; for something on the road there, see this.

And:

Oppose “Localism and Diversity”, the Fairness Doctrine or whatever else such attempted restrictions are labeled...

See that link for the background.

Then, there's the anti-United Nations part that by many will be portrayed as tinfoil hat time but which actually makes sense:

Oppose any and all treaties with the UN (United Nations or any other organization or country which surrenders US sovereignty. i. Reject the UN Treaty on Rights of the Child. ii. Reject “LOST” the Law Of The Sea Treaty. iii. Reject any agreement which seeks to confiscate our firearms... ...Repeal and prohibit any participation in efforts to create a one world government...

Note that various UN proposals - such as LOST - would allow them to become a self-sustaining body on the road to becoming a government unto themselves. Note also that some Democratic leaders are in favor of giving the UN their own army.

If they ditched the pro-corporation parts and the loony libertarian/Randroid parts and just concentrated on the things that most Americans should support (and provided a fully accurate and level-headed description of those provisions), this actually wouldn't be that bad.

Like I said: this is somewhat the third smart thing the tea parties have done. Now all they need to do is defend it.