TEA stands for “Taxed Enough Already.” As a proven budget warrior, Christie is well qualified to represent the movement. The fact that he’s not especially ‘conservative’ is neither here nor there, except to social conservatives who think the TPM is about social conservative values.
I like Chris Chrisite. I am thrileed that a liberal state like NJ elected a fiscally conservative governor, like Christie. I also admire the way he takes on the media and the unions and clearly and forecefully articulates how wrong they are.
That said, he is not nearly conservative enough to deserve conservative support for President.
The Tea Party movement and the conservative movement overlap, but are not the same thing. Free Republic is a conservative site that strongly defends ALL aspects of Conservatism, including limited government/taxes, freedom, strong national security and traditional values.
The 2A is not a “social value”