The Tea Party reflects the values of our Founding Fathers as enshrined in the Constitution of the United States of America.
That Constitution, held up before the extreme left has the same effect as a silver cross held up before a vampire.
And the Tea Party is the left's Acacia stake.
This IS a fight for control of the Republican party, not a fight BETWEEN the Republicans and “Tea Party”.
This is the way to do the “third party” thing. Work to take over the existing party and purge out those who belong in the other party.