Watch for Republicans trying to claim this protest as support for them. I just learned that my county’s tea party is “sponsored” by the county GOP. I sent an email to the state coordinators voicing my diapproval.
This is a good point you bring up. Obviously part of the reason the Tea Parties came into existence was that their was a failure of BOTH major political parties to reign in the out-of-control spending, federal bailouts, etc...
However, the one point I've tried to make to people is that when you see Republican leaders embracing the Tea Parties, celebrate the fact, don't denounce it.
It's important to get the Republican Party back to standing for lower taxes, less spending and a smaller federal government. There's ALOT of work to be done on this front, I concede, but it's always good to have people moving TOWARDS you than away from you.
We need to have ALL the "conservative" oriented political parties embracing the less spending, lower tax, smaller government mantra (Republican, Libertarian and Constitution/AIP).