Alerts - Why no RSS?

I love Google Alerts I have a couple terms that I like to watch.  Like tlaughlin so I know when my content makes it to Google.  I also love Google Reader, it organizes my worlds information.

So my questions why doesn't alerts allow me to subscribe to an RSS feed of my alerts.  Would be a great feature in my humble opinion. 

It been a since we have seen an update to Alerts, can we get the team back together and expand the service?  Please! 

Thanks
Tim