I have been saying this until I am hoarse for the past year and more, as the problem of the infiltration worsens. I wonder why Republican leadership has not long ago repudiated the Paulitarian movement.
In my view, they are an offshoot of far leftism, whose sole purpose is to dismantle the U.S. military; hence, the constant isolationist bleating. Rand Paul has already taken up the cause of cutting the military, and "Tea Party" darling Michele Bachmann is not far behind.
The Tea Party is the libertarian brainchild to split the Republicans, and a portion of conservatives have fallen for it as a genuinely populist movement, which is not.
“The Tea Party is the libertarian brainchild to split the Republicans, and a portion of conservatives have fallen for it as a genuinely populist movement, which is not.”
You are dead wrong. Most of those I know who are involved in the TEA Party, including myself, are completely grassroots. I am in contact with many groups across the nation. We are NOT Libertarians. There are Libertarians trying to co-opt the movement but they will fail, as will RNC Rinos who are making the same attempt.