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S&P said the shutdown, took $24 billion out of the U.S. economy, and reduced projected fourth-quarter GDP growth from 3 percent to 2.4 percent.
YOU CAN THANK THE TEA PARTY FOR THAT!

Am I dreaming
Am I mistaken?
But does anyone notice that both the failure of the national healthcare web site to function properly and the NSA bugging of phones, has put the outrage and anger of the American public on the back burner over the Tea Party/Republicans shutting down of the government?

Is it me or does all this seem way too convenient?

What would happen if we found out that the Tea Party (filled with such brains as Michele Bachmann ) were somehow responsible for the healthcare web site failure?

Personally, I think the Tea Party (and I take offense at the use of that name, originally growing up in and around Boston) should be outlawed. Yes, I know-having them helps keep the Republican Party disjointed and that is, of course a good thing, considering that republicans are so terribly selfless.

Or maybe just the closure of FOX as network might help. Don’t tell me they are about fair and impartial reporting. They are so obvious, they are embarrassing. The smarmy drool that come out of that network is heavily responsible for helping to keep America in the dark ages.

Look-what makes me crazy is that ObamaCare (As they like to refer to it) is LAW!!!! Get it. Let me say this again; IT IS THE LAW. Now, that is simply 4 small words that even Republicans, who have been trained to make their decisions based on short sentences can understand. NOT

You see, my problem with the Tea Party and the “Right”, in general, is that they tend to use reactionary fear based rhetoric and seem to have an inability to come up with middle of the road solutions for complex problems. Everything is reacted to using the most simplistic approach. Simple ‘solutions’ for simple minds. Well, smarten up folks-you can’t solve this country’s problems with slogans.

And don’t fall for the “Right” frightening you into believing what empowers them. America ain’t easy-

Look-the Red Sox lost last night to the Cards 4 to 2. At the end of the game, they did not stand there and demand 3 more runs or they would shut down Major League Baseball!!!

This is what the government allowed the Tea Party to do when national health went into law.!!! They screamed it was unconstitutional to as many of their weak-brained followers as they could (The Supreme Court said it was absolutely constitutional) and when they couldn’t get their way began stamping their feet and holding their breath-they threw a $24 Billion Dollar child-like fit.

Socialist! They scream. Obama is a Communist! A Socialist! He is a Muslim! I want to see his birth certificate! Actually folks, he’s Black and that is what you can’t stand-if you were to be honest-which you are not.

If National Health Care is socialism I say right on! And anyone who doesn’t like it can forfeit their social security checks to me. I’ll see they go to good causes like the feeding of our children, etc. You know all those socialist causes they hate so much.

And while we’re at it let us now talk a bit about regulating of private industry.

Look, you cannot create a society based on greed like America without have some rules and regulations!!!

“The market is self-correcting-Leave it alone.” This is the single most uneducated, infantile, simplistic, ignorant excuse for capitalism’s free market there is!

Free market with no regulation gave us the 1929 crash. It gave is the 2008 housing crash and here’s another like crash for the pile:

The airlines found that they could make more money if they put only the amount of fuel into planes they needed to get from A to B. This left the center fuel tank empty much of the time causing gases to form and thus exploding. This happened to a 747 flight killing everyone. The Feds stepped in, saw what was happening and regulated that the airlines could no longer leave the center tank empty but had to fill it with inert gas saving countless lives.

Tea Party says-Interference! Government is too big! Get government out of our lives so we can make as much money, screw as many people, rip off as many poor, take advantage of the system and fuck the rest of them , as we can! This is, to them, free market.

They love America as long as it is in their image. Their idea of what America should be.

They “want their country back” You know the way it used to be-the good ‘ol days when everybody knew their place-where we feared both law enforcement and God.

But folks-if you take a good look through history and look at every great civilization that ultimately failed, it was because every one of those empires tried to go back to the good ‘ol days. It happened to Greece, Rome, The Ottomans, The Huns, every one of them.

Here is something the Christian Right might be able to grasp:

This was the very atmosphere that was prevalent (sorry for the big word) in Rome during the time of Jesus of Nazareth. Rome wanted everyone to worship the old gods-to bring Rome back to the greatness that she once was and any new religious movement was a threat to Rome’s way of thinking.

You can’t go backwards folks. You need to move forward.

To face the challenge we face together-creatively, positively, for the greatest good.

We are a country of immigrants-and the only real Americans that are here are Native Americans (and don’t get me started on that). My family was from Europe not Mississippi (where they still, to this day, have a confederate cross on their state flag) how embarrassing for us all. Backward thinking, ignorant, bigotry.

And yet- because this is America, they get to do that and we get to defend their right to do that and as long as I live, I do not believe that they or most of the simple minded followers of the Tea Party really understand how critical, how important and how fundamental that is to us as American Citizens.

Oh yeah and by the way, their war on drugs? Lost.

Like I said America Ain’t Easy-the proof of that is that we have to put up with the nonsense of groups like the Tea Party and the fundamental Christian Right , the Ultra Conservatives and the Republican in general and all of their lunatics like such great thinkers and leaders as : Jerry Falwell, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, and Clint Eastwood.

Yes folks I am lumping all the nuts into the same jar-at least I can keep an eye on them there.

Well-here they are-The $24 billion Dollar The Tea Party members of the United States Government:

There are more of them than you think!
so….
Be afraid, BE VERY AFRAID

Alabama
Robert Aderholt, Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama’s 4th congressional district (1997–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Arizona
Trent Franks, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 2nd congressional district and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
David Schweikert, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 6th congressional district (2013-present) and Arizona’s 5th congressional district (2011-2013)
Paul Gosar, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 4th congressional district (2011-present)
Matt Salmon, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 5th congressional district (2013-present)
California
Jeff Denham, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 10th (formerly 19th) congressional district (2011–present). In January 2011, Matthew Mosk of ABC News wrote that Denham had campaigned in 2010 “under the Tea Party banner”.
Tom McClintock, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 4th congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Ed Royce, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 39th (1993–2003 and 2013-present) and 40th (2003–January 2013) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Gary Miller, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 41st (1999–2003) and 42nd (2003–present) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Colorado
Cory Gardner, Republican U.S. Representative from Colorado’s 4th congressional district (2011–present). In September 2010, Dan Amira of New York listed Young as one of “dozens of tea-party-associated House of Representatives candidates”.
Doug Lamborn, Republican U.S. Representative from Colorado’s 5th congressional district (2007–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Florida
Sandy Adams, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 24th congressional district (2011–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[15] Adams’ 2012 re-election campaign has received the endorsement of the Central Florida Tea Party.[16]
Gus Bilirakis, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 9th congressional district (2007–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Dean Cannon, Republican state representative (2004–present) and speaker of the state House of Representatives (2010–present). Cannon expressed support for the tea party movement in June 2010.
Ander Crenshaw, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 4th congressional district (2001–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Rich Nugent, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 5th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Dennis Ross, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 12th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Steve Southerland, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 2nd congressional district (2011–present) and the founder of Bay Patriots, a group aligned with the tea party.
Cliff Stearns, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 6th congressional district (1989–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Allen West, former Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 22nd congressional district (2011–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus during his time in Congress.[24] West’s 2012 re-election campaign has received the endorsement of Freedom Works. He lost his re-election bid in 2012 to Patrick Murphy.
Ted Yoho, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 3rd congressional district (2013-present)
Connie Mack IV, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 19th congressional district (2005-2013), Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012
Trey Radel, Republican U.S. Representative from Florida’s 19th congressional district (2013-present)

Georgia
Paul Broun, Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia’s 10th congressional district (2007–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus Broun was re-elected in November 2012.
Herman Cain, 2012 presidential candidate. Cain gave the tea party response to President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address.
Phil Gingrey, Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia’s 11th congressional district (2003–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Tom Price, Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia’s 6th congressional district (2005–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[29] In April 2011, Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones described Price as “the tea party’s favorite doctor in the House during the health care fight”.
Lynn Westmoreland, Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia’s 8th (2005–07) and 3rd (2007–present) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. In December 2011, Justin Sink of The Hill described Westmoreland as a “Tea Party favorite”.

Idaho
Raul Labrador, Republican U.S. Representative from Idaho’s 1st congressional district (2011-present)

Illinois
Randy Hultgren, Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 14th congressional district (2011–present). In January 2012, Edward McClelland of NBC Chicago wrote that Hultgren “aligns with the Tea Party”.
Joe Walsh, Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 8th congressional district (2011–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[34] Walsh’s 2012 re-election campaign has received the endorsement of Freedom Works. Walsh has since been defeated by Tammy Duckworth.

Indiana

Dan Burton, Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana’s 6th (1983–2003) and 5th (2003–present) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.Mike Pence, Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana’s 2nd (2001–03) and 6th (2003–2013) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[36] In May 2011, Michael Muskal of the Los Angeles Times described Pence, who is running for Governor of Indiana in 2012, as “a ‘tea party’ favorite”. In November 2012 Pence was elected governor.
Todd Young, Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana’s 9th congressional district (2011–present). In September 2010, Dan Amira of New York listed Young as one of “dozens of tea-party-associated House of Representatives candidates”, and Young’s campaign received the endorsement of FreedomWorks.

Iowa
Steve King, Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa’s 5th congressional district (2003–present) and a founding member of the Tea Party Caucus. King’s 2012 re-election campaign has received the endorsement of FreedomWorks.King was re-elected in November 2012.

Kansas
Tim Huelskamp, Republican U.S. Representative from Kansas’s 1st congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Lynn Jenkins, Republican U.S. Representative from Kansas’s 2nd congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Jerry Moran, Republican U.S. Senator (2011–present) and a member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus.

Kentucky
Rand Paul, Republican U.S. Senator (2011–present) and an inaugural member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus. Paul gave the tea party response to President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address.
Thomas Massie, Republican U.S. Representative (2012-present) from Kentucky’s 4th congressional district.

Louisiana

Rodney Alexander, Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana’s 5th congressional district (2003–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Bill Cassidy, Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana’s 6th congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
John Fleming, Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana’s 4th congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Jeff Landry, Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana’s 3rd congressional district (2011–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Landry’s successful 2010 Republican primary campaign against Hunt Downer received the endorsement of the Tea Party of Louisiana,[46] while his 2012 primary campaign against fellow U.S. Representative Charles Boustany has received the endorsement of FreedomWorks. Landry lost the runoff to Boustany in a 61% to 39% rout on December 8, 2012.
Steve Scalise, Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana’s 1st congressional district (2008–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
David Vitter, Republican U.S. Senator (2005–present). In April 2010, David Weigel of The Washington Post wrote that Vitter, during his re-election campaign, ran as ” a living, breathing representation of the tea party movement.

Maryland

Roscoe Bartlett, Republican U.S. Representative from Maryland’s 6th congressional district (1993–2013) and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Andrew Harris, Republican U.S. Representative from Maryland’s 1st congressional district (2011–present). Harris successfully challenged incumbent Democrat Frank Kratovil in 2010, receiving the endorsement of FreedomWorks.

Michigan

Justin Amash, Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 3rd congressional district (2011–present). In May 2012, Susan Davis of USA Today described Amash as “Tea Party-aligned”.
Mike Bishop, Republican state senator (2003–11) and majority leader. In February 2010 Bishop endorsed the beliefs and ideals of tea party groups.
Pete Hoekstra, Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 2nd congressional district (1993–2011) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Tim Walberg, Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 7th congressional district (2007–09, 2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Kerry Bentivolio, Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 11th congressional district (2013-present)

Minnesota

Michele Bachmann, Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota’s 6th congressional district (2007–present) and founder of the Tea Party Caucus.[53] Bachmann ran for president in 2012, receiving the support of the Tea Party Express.[54] Bachmann delivered the tea party response to President Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address.[55] She has also been called the “Queen of the Tea Party”.

Mississippi

Phil Bryant, Republican Governor of Mississippi (2012–present). In March 2012 the Central Mississippi Tea Party dubbed Bryant “the first tea party governor.”
Steven Palazzo, Republican U.S. Representative from Mississippi’s 4th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. In September 2011, George Altman of gulflive.com described Palazzo as 2010’s tea party darling”.

Missouri

Vicky Hartzler, Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri’s 4th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Allen Icet, Republican state representative. In April 2010, Jo Mannies of the St. Louis Beacon listed Icet as one of a number of Republicans who “have sought to promote their Tea Party ties.”
Billy Long, Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri’s 7th congressional district (2011–present). In September 2011, Frank Morris of National Public Radio described Long as “a Tea Party stalwart”.
Blaine Luetkemeyer, Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri’s 9th congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Tom Schweich, Republican State Auditor (2011–present). In April 2010, Jo Mannies of the St. Louis Beacon listed Schweich as one of a number of Republicans who “have sought to promote their Tea Party ties.”

Montana

Denny Rehberg, Republican U.S. Representative from Montana’s At-large congressional district (2001–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Derek Skees, Republican state representative. In October 2010, Skees said he “was in the Tea Party before it was cool”

Nebraska

Adrian Smith, Republican U.S. Representative from Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

New Hampshire

Charles Bass, Republican U.S. Representative from New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district (1995–2007, 2011–2013). In October 2010, Christopher Rowland of The Boston Globe wrote that Bass, in his 2010 campaign, sought “to firm up his conservative credentials with an embrace of the Tea Party movement.”

New Mexico

Gary Johnson, Republican Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) and 2012 Libertarian Party presidential nominee. In April 2011, David Weigel of Slate wrote that Johnson “was the Tea Party more than a decade before the idea occurred to Rick Santelli.”

North Carolina

Mark Meadows, Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina’s 11th congressional district On August 21, 2013 Meadows wrote an open letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor encouraging them to “affirmatively de-fund the implementation and enforcement of ObamaCare in any relevant appropriations bills brought to the House floor in the 113th Congress, including any continuing appropriations bill.”
Richard Burr, Republican U.S. Senator (2005–present). In November 2010, Mary C. Curtis of Politics Daily wrote that Burr had “embraced” the tea party in his 2010 re-election campaign.
Howard Coble, Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina’s 6th congressional district (1985–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Virginia Foxx, Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina’s 5th congressional district (2005–present). In April 2012, Katrina Trinko of National Review described Foxx as a “tea-party congresswoman”.
Sue Myrick, Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina’s 9th congressional district (1995–2013) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

North Dakota

Gary Emineth, former chair of the North Dakota Republican Party and a founding member of the North Dakota Tea Party Caucus.
Duane Sand, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and 2012 and for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 and 2008. Sand was a founding member of the North Dakota Tea Party Caucus.

Ohio
Oklahoma

Tom Coburn, Republican U.S. Senator (2005–present). In July 2011, Jennifer Steinhauer of The New York Times described Coburn as “a Tea Partier long before the movement even had a name”.
James Lankford, Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district (2011–present). In June 2012, Tanya Snyder of Streetsblog Capitol Hill described Lankford as “a Tea Party Republican”.

Pennsylvania

Mike Kelly, Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district (2011–present). Kelly was a co-founder of the tea party movement in his area.
Sam Rohrer, Republican state representative (1993–2010). In February 2012, Jon Delano of CBS Pittsburgh wrote that “Rohrer ran for Governor as the conservative Tea Party Republican” in 2010.
Pat Toomey, Republican U.S. Senator (2011–present). In October 2011, Peter Schroeder of The Hill described Toomey as “the de facto Tea Party voice on Congress’s ‘supercommittee'”.

Rhode Island

John Robitaille, Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2010. Robitaille, in response to the question “do you consider yourself somebody who embodies the ideals of the [tea party] movement?”, responded in October 2010 “I do, I do.”

South Carolina

Jim DeMint, Republican U.S. Senator (2005–2012) and the founder of the Senate’s Tea Party Caucus.[80] In January 2012, Jim Davenport of The Huffington Post described DeMint as “a dean of the influential and well-funded tea party movement”.
Jeff Duncan, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 3rd congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Trey Gowdy, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 4th congressional district (2011–present). In July 2011, Kara Brandeisky of The New Republic described Gowdy as a “Tea Party congressman”
Nikki Haley, Republican Governor of South Carolina (2011–present). Haley was elected in 2010 with tea party support, and in her 2012 book Can’t Is Not an Option wrote “one of the main reasons that the Tea Party and I are such a natural fit is that they understand the importance of putting principles before politics”.
Mick Mulvaney, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 5th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Mulvaney successfully challenged Democratic incumbent John Spratt in 2010, receiving the backing of the tea party.[85]
Mark Sanford, Republican Governor of South Carolina (2003–11) and U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 1st congressional district (2013-present). Sanford has described himself as “Tea Party before the Tea Party was cool”.
Tim Scott, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 1st congressional district (2011–2012), U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2012-present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Joe Wilson, Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s 2nd congressional district (2011-present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.[87] In November 2009 Wilson spoke at tea party events at Ford Mansion in Morristown, New Jersey[88] and at Capitol Hill.
Tom Davis

Tennessee

Diane Black, Republican U.S. Representative from Tennessee’s 6th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Scott DesJarlais, Republican U.S. Representative from Tennessee’s 4th congressional district (2011–present). In December 2011, Chris Carroll of the Chattanooga Times Free Press wrote that DesJarlais “went full tea party” in his 2010 campaign.
Stephen Fincher, Republican U.S. Representative from Tennessee’s 8th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Phil Roe, Republican U.S. Representative from Tennessee’s 1st congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Texas

Joe Barton, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 6th congressional district (1985–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Barton described himself in October 2010 as having been “Tea Party when Tea Party wasn’t cool.”
Michael Burgess, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 26th congressional district (2003–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Quico Canseco, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 23rd congressional district (2011–present). In his 2010 campaign, Canseco allied himself with the tea party.
John Carter, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 31st congressional district (2003–present), the secretary of the House Republican Conference and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
John Culberson, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 7th congressional district (2001–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Ted Cruz, Republican U.S. Senator (2013-present). Michelle Cottle of the Daily Beast says that Cruz is “the delight of the Tea Party anti-establishment conservatives”[
David Dewhurst, Republican Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2003–present). In April 2012 Gary Scharrer of the Houston Chronicle wrote that Dewhurst “emphasizes that he embraced the core principles of the Tea Party, before that movement gained momentum”.
Blake Farenthold, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 27th congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Louie Gohmert, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 1st congressional district (2005–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Ralph Hall, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 4th congressional district (1981–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Kenny Marchant, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 24th congressional district (2005–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Debra Medina, Republican candidate for Governor of Texas in 2010. In January 2011 Richard Dunham of the Houston Chronicle described Medina as “the original Texas Tea Party leader.”[106]
Randy Neugebauer, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 19th congressional district (2003–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Ron Paul, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 22nd (1976–77, 1979–85) and 14th (1997–2013) congressional districts and 1988, 2008 and 2012 presidential candidate. In November 2010, Joshua Green of The Atlantic described Paul as the tea party’s “intellectual godfather”.
Ted Poe, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 2nd congressional district (2005–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Pete Sessions, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 5th (1997–2003) and 32nd (2003–present) congressional districts, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Lamar Smith, Republican U.S. Representative from Texas’s 21st congressional district (1987–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Utah

Rob Bishop, Republican U.S. Representative from Utah’s 1st congressional district (2003–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Bishop has appeared at Tea Party rallies in Utah.
Jason Chaffetz, Republican U.S. Representative from Utah’s 3rd congressional district (2009–present). In August 2011, Amy Walter of ABC News described Chaffetz as “a rising star in the Tea Party movement”.
Mike Lee, Republican U.S. Senator (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Virginia

Eric Cantor, Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 7th congressional district (2001–present) and House Majority Leader (2011–present). In October 2011, Daniel Stone of Newsweek described Cantor as “the Republican leadership’s tether to the Tea Party”.

Washington

Kirby Wilbur, chair of the Washington State Republican Party (2011–present). In January 2011, Kasie Hunt of Politico described Wilbur as “tea party-affiliated”.

West Virginia

Bill Maloney, Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia in 2011. In May 2011, David Catanese of Politico described Maloney’s victory in the gubernatorial primary as “the most substantial signal to date that the tea party movement continues to resonate six months after its historical midterm victories.”
David McKinley, Republican U.S. Representative from West Virginia’s 1st congressional district (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Wyoming

Cynthia Lummis, Republican U.S. Representative from Wyoming’s At-large congressional district (2009–present) and a founding member of the Tea Party Caucus.