Tea Party

How the Tea Party showed up their titular leader.

Not long after receiving national attention for attacking a teen who made a negative tweet about his policies, Kansas' new Republican governor, Sam Brownback, is again in the spotlight for his attempt to start a tea party revolution in his state.

So, why doesn't the Tea Party love Ron Paul? After all, Dr. Paul is highly responsible for the birth of the Tea Party movement. But were the babies switched at birth?

Ron Paul is often referred to as the "Godfather of the Tea Party," but over the years the movement has slowly morphed into an opponent of the Texas Congressman.

Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler did the right thing in declaring his unloaded pistol at a New York City airport. So why are New York City's violent thugs laughing?

Here is why the fringe Republican group is losing significant support from voters.

A look at the current state of the Tea Party movement. Recent polling indicates its support is fading; is this a temporary setback or a sign of its future?

The Tea Party is alive and well no thanks to the media. Ron Paul is polling very well in his bid for President.

Recent polls have shown the Tea Party is becoming unpopular, even in areas where there are prominent Tea Party politicians. However, I think the country will be better without the movement's influence.

What about Rep. Ron Paul and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas? Both tea party favorites, won't Cain's voluntary suspension boost their respective presidential campaigns as well?

The Pew Research Center released a new poll showing support for the Tea Party dropping to just 20 percent. As a voter, here is how I have changed my views about the Tea Party within the last year.

In recent times there are two contrasting political movements in the U.S., The Tea Party on the right and the Occupy Wall street Movement on the left. They are both born from the same frustrations that many Americans have with our system.

For the major part of 2011 we have seen record low approval ratings for Congress. The Republican Congress has been obstructionist in nature. Americans have been waiting for meaningful legislature that has not come; politics and ideology have ruled.

Try as some might, pundits keep trying to compare the Tea Party movement to Occupy Wall Street. The Tea Party is focused and it's easy for even its opponents to grasp what what it represents. The Occupy movement is a complicated mess.

Tea Party conservative Michele Bachmann said earlier in the week that the Democrats' goal was a federal government shutdown, but it appears that it is her fellow party members who might want it more.

Examining the state of our country's political system, how it came to be, what it should be, and what it can become; theorizing a radical solution to the country's political quagmire...the damaging role political party partisanship continues to play.

Desperate to be seen in a positive light in the wake of murders, rapes, riots, destruction of private property, rampant drug use and open support from the American NAZI Party and the Communist Party USA, “Occupy” protesters are in a bind. They just canno

The Tea Party is embracing candidates that might not be good for their overall effectiveness. Here are some thoughts on the issue.

Simply speaking it is because they backed the wrong horse.

Tea parties happen frequently Grannies’ house, since I have four granddaughters and two nieces that visit often. Some have been on the spur of the moment and others were carefully planned.

TIME magazine claims the Occupy Wall Street movement is truer, bluer, more intelligent, and more relevant than the "xenophobic," anarchist, white (read:racist) Tea Party. Is it true?

Tea Party and Oppose Wall Street movements have captivated the news media. This polarized class warfare debate is pushing the average American to choose sides. Do we benefit from this debate? Will moderate opinions be added to the national conversation?

For over a year now, Republicans have been saying,"You are leaving our kids and grandkids with a huge problem"! "They shouldn't have to be saddled with that debt"! Now, the next generation is standing up! Suddenly, Republicans say they are a mob! Why?

COMMENTARY | Polling strongly from the same base, a collaborative ticket between GOP Presidential candidates Herman Cain and Ron Paul seems to be a match made in heaven for Tea Party conservatives.

Actor Samuel L Jackson is the second prominent African American from Hollywood to claim the tea party movement is racist. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., himself African American and a tea party favorite, was not amused.

Moore said that conservatives might be surprised that he agrees with them on some issues and thought that the tea party movement started off as a well-meaning grass roots political groundswell.