[lentulusgracchus]

Good point about Perry's hitching a ride on the Tea Party bandwagon without being an authentic Tea Partier, but rather an access-capitalist tool instead.

In fact, he ought to be in one of the numerous rides his billionaire sponsors have fronted him over the last what, 12 years?

The "Tea Party Express" aren't real-deal Tea Party people, either, but they're close enough -- they're old Gray Davis recall-petition people ("California Deserves Better"), ex-Reaganauts, and Tom McClintock boosters from out in California, and some of them are professional party people who are still real-deal conservatives, and not part of that bunch that got Ahnuld involved in running for Governator.

[mylife]

The Tea Party started in Texas.
Then it went viral nation wide.
It’s all about fiscal responsibility.