Republican lawmakers gird for rowdy tea party

Republican lawmakers see plenty of good in the tea party, but they also see reasons to worry. The movement, which has ignited passion among conservative voters and pushed big government to the forefront of the 2010 election debate, has also stirred quite a bit of controversy. Voters who don't want to privatize Social Security or withdraw from the United Nations could begin to see the tea party and the Republican Party as one and the same. Full Story »

Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Google News (Republican Party), Memeorandum, Washington Post , Salvador Sala (t), Jason Samfield (f), JR Russ (f), Joey Baker (f)

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Timothy Dolan
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by Timothy Dolan - Jul. 19, 2010

It is good in that it shines a light on one aspect of the Tea Party movement. It is not so good in that it could use more context, especially in linking it to populist and libertarian strains that have operated in the U.S. at least as far back as Andrew Jackson. Republican manipulation of the movement should be explored for its potential to transform the party. It appears to be attempting what I'd call, the "Texas Strategy,

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