[TomGuy]

Some Paulestinians claim that Ron Paul and his followers created the Tea Party long before Gov. Palin was nominated for the vice presidency.

Numerous ones have tried to claim credit and say they are leaders of the Tea Party.

The actual current 'tea party' began when CNBC's Rick Santelli gave a standing rant about Washington spending (remember the bailouts?). Basically, he was calling for a 'Chicago tea party.'

That rant began to smolder. Even Neal Cavuto interviewed some of the early 'pushers' of the idea. Cavuto concluded that it would run out of steam within a few days. It didn't. And in 2010 it showed some electoral muscle. That muscle wasn't so obvious in 2012. Many hope it will be back in 2014.

[2ndDivisionVet]

If I had a $20 bill for every instance of seeing the term “tea baggers” or “tea bagging” in the comment section of article, I’d buy a house and a new car.