Actually the tea party is more made up of social conservatives and the religious right, not social liberals and libertarians, and atheists are the most anti-tea party people out there.
Social liberals are overwhelmingly big government liberals, and social liberalism naturally leads to larger government, and more liberal voters desiring ever more.
Troll.
My experience in attending several Tea Party rallies in Ohio (including events around the beginning of the movement) was that the crowds had two large contingents - social conservatives and libertarians (and I was surprised at the strength in numbers of the libertarians).
I personally think that it is time to join together to defeat the marxists. We should find a way to support each others' virtues the way the Left supports each others' vices.
These two guys are on the same team and could show the rest of us the way forward.