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How O'Donnell's Victory Will Realign the Republican Party

(Sept. 15) -- Delaware Tea Party insurgent Christine O'Donnell stunned the Republican Party establishment Tuesday night with her Senate primary win over U.S. Rep. Mike Castle. She's widely seen as a weaker candidate for the general election, which will diminish the GOP's chances of taking over the Senate. Nevertheless, her...

Would Shirley Sherrod's Full NAACP Speech Give a Different Impression?

(July 20) -- In the ongoing war over who is more racist -- the NAACP or the tea party -- the right has delivered a blow with revealing footage of a black USDA official, Shirley Sherrod, speaking at an NAACP conference and admitting to doing less than she could have to help a white farmer. On Monday, Sherrod resigned. But...

The Problem With Rand Paul's Senate Tea Party Caucus Plan

(July 19) -- Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and tea party darling Rand Paul has said that he wants to form a tea party caucus of like-minded senators if he's elected in November. There's just one potential problem: Caucuses are administered under House of Representatives rules and must have a member of the House as an...

Opinion: A Modest Proposal for Anti-Government Crowd

(April 19) -- Anger with government is the theme on the right these days, with anguished cries by tea partiers, militia members and other government haters of "We're taking our country back." This is quite amusing, as it would be curious to find out: From whom do they think they are recapturing "their" country? And what...

'Contract From America' Unveiled at DC Tea Party

WASHINGTON (April 15) -- For the second year running, Tax Day brought a surge of grass-roots energy to the nation's capital, as thousands of tea party faithful descended on the city today for a day of protests, rallies and activism led by conservative and tea party notables. Addressing a raucous crowd in Freedom Plaza,...