The Astroturf anti-tax, anti-government movement sweeping through Republicans nationwide is proving a thorn in the side of the national party. The loose coalition known as "tea partiers" or "tea party protesters" are drafting guerrilla candidates to take on GOP-approved incumbents.
"We will be a headache for anyone who believes the Constitution of the United States ... isn't to be protected," said Dick Armey. Army is the well-paid leader of the tea-party-planning group FreedomWorks.
In Florida, tea party activist are defying GOP wishes by supporting the right wing House Speaker, Marco Rubio, over centrist incumbent Gov. Charlie Crist. Conservative groups have been crusading against Crist ever since he supported President Obama's bailout and stimulus packages.
Tea Partiers are also opposing GOP-backed Senate candidates in California, Colorado and Connecticut. These wing nuts say they are hoping to punish the Republican Party for refusing to abide by a small-government, anti-tax philosophy.
Of course, the GOP has never really believed in small government and has built up national defense whenever they have won a presidential election. In addition, the conservative anti-tax approach cut taxes for the top income earners in the country during the Bush Administration which led to a doubling of the national debt and a $3 trillion national deficit.
source: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/12/tea-party-conservatives-turn-on-gop-candidates/
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