Could 2011 Be the Spring of the Tea Parties’ Discontent?
Following historic Republican victories in the House and in state legislatures throughout the country in 2010, Tea Party supporters saw a new chance to rein in government at the national and state levels. Much of the attention about this fight has been focused on the recently averted government shutdown and the impending debate over raising the federal debt ceiling , but the situation in some …

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Brisk ‘Tea’: Freshman reps. strong vs. debt
WASHINGTON — Despite a big-bucks lobby blitz that includes coffee chats, phone calls and letters, 85 conservative House freshmen, including New York’s five Tea Party-backed Republicans, aren’t budging in their opposition to raising the federal debt limit. “It simply is not an option,” said Rep. Mike Grimm (R-SI…

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Tea party leaves streets, hits political suites
The tea party protests and parades were much more modest this Tax Day, reflecting the grass-roots movement’s metamorphosis from the mass fist-waving demonstrations of the past two years to something much more precise and targeted — a political “smart” bomb that, for now, shows no signs of becoming a third-party …

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