[Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand]

I'd like the Tea Party to get together and form a proper political party and then act somewhat like the Conservative Party of New York

Bad idea.

We should form a caucus WITHIN the Republican Party so that we run ONE conservative against the Republican chosen candidate.

We would have never had a President Reagan if there were five other conservatives fighting him for the chance to go against GHW Bush.

[RitaOK]

The caucus idea is very interesting.

For one thing, in so many townships, the local conservatives need tutorials on RRO (ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER) to defend themselves knowledgably against the entrenched precinct & county leaders who in some cases are quite liberal and unfriendly to TEA PARTY concerns, experienced in shutting newcomers down, but doing so by the book.

A caucus could educate those who would resist the Leftward movement of the Rep. Party who need the skills.