The point that I have continued to make, as a conservative Republican who has been part of the Tea Party movement from the beginning, is that we are not, as Republicans opponents of the Tea Parties, as you continue to imply, but rather are an integral part of the movement.
Who spoke at the National Tea Party in DC on 9-12? Conservative Republican, Mike Pence. Many Republicans (including my own Congressman) are in total agreement with what the movement is saying and doing.
Your curious anger at the entire Republican party and not the liberals within it, makes your points all invalid. The "leadership" of the party is NOT the party, and we are trying to fix that. The majority of Republicans are fed up and are fighting back. To disassociate conservative Republicans from the Tea Party movement is to be dishonest with your broad brush accusations.
The fact is, Man, that the movement towards conservatism in this country is re-energizing the Republican party, the victories in '09 were Republican victories, and the victories in '10 will be as well.
There are obviously people of all stripes within the movement, including Democrats, but the people I've rubbed shoulders with all have the primary goal of getting rid of the Marxists who are destroying the country.
And the only way to accomplish that is to elect conservatives in our Republican primaries, wipe out the liberal incumbents, and the wipe out the Marxist majorities in both house of Congress.