I’m surprised that these individual, grassroots Tea Partiers even came to enough agreement to hold a national convention.

Our organization in Alabama did not send a representative to the Tea Party convention in Nashville, primarially because we intend to be an independent organization. We largely call ourselves Constitutional Conservatives, and our views are very much in line with the Republican Liberty Caucus. I’m going to see if we can get a link to RLC on our website.

As you noted, I agree that most of the tea party people have rarely if ever been involved in politics prior to the G.W. Bush TARP. That was the action that initiated the beginning of our group here. One of our groups biggest complaints is the massive spending in DC and at the State level that is bankrupting future generations of Americans.

Based on our group down here, I think you should consider the Tea Partiers largely a leaderless group as a whole. Our group is willing to work – phone calls, letters, e-mails, and rallies where we can.

If you can’t find common principles with your closest group, then try others in your State, and I’d bet you’ll find one that will help the RLC accomplish your goals.