[Tom Jefferson]

Just for the record, I agreed to let Leahy use my name on the letter, but I am not involved in his other activities about a constitutional convention, or anything else.

We will be doing our July 4th tea party as a local effort, just as we did the two previous ones.

I thought his idea about calling Obama’s bluff was a good one. Apparently many of you don’t agree.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

To emphasize one of several important points made by 'Tom Jefferson' upthread,

Just for the record, I agreed to let Leahy use my name on the letter, but I am not involved in his other activities about a constitutional convention, or anything else.

I will write and post a considered, longer response or thread later.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Obama clearly didn’t even understand what the tea parties are all about. Most of the GOP doesn’t seem to get what they were about either. I do believe if people are going to try and use the Tea Party name to even try and call Obama’s bluff they should then have a formal forming of a group with people elected to speak for us, otherwise it needs to remain a grassroots movement with individuals speaking for every region of the country through the media — and if that media is Fox News then sobeit.... Obama is afraid of us or he would not have acknowledged us.