When the "tea party" movement kicked off in April to protest record
federal spending bills, trillion-dollar deficits and higher tax
burdens, its members were fiercely independent and opposed any
suggestion that they bond with a larger umbrella group, preferring to
work within their local communities.
But that go-it-alone approach is changing as a result of the
war over health care, and the Tea Party Express tour is leading the
way.
The Tea Party Express – a caravan of buses, speakers and
entertainers who have been holding protest rallies in cities and towns
across the country – is heading to Washington, where on Saturday, up to
50,000 demonstrators are expected to march on the Capitol in a
full-scale political offensive to persuade lawmakers to reject the
health care overhaul bills that are pending in the House and Senate. MORE>>>>>>