At a speaking gig last week for the Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania, Newt Gingrich predicted that the tea party movement would eventually morph into the "militant wing of the Republican Party," rather than spinning itself off into a third party.
A few tea party types have taken umbrage at Gingrich's use of the word "militant," but there has been scant complaint so far about his describing them as Republicans. This is potentially significant, because not so long ago tea partiers would have loudly denied they were aligned with the GOP or any party.
Gingrich's statement reflects a growing consensus that tea partiers' assertions of independence may no longer be true, if in fact they ever were. The consensus is based in part on a series of polls of self-described tea partiers — here, here, here and here — that has confirmed the obvious: Tea baggers are conservatives with strong Republican leanings, including an abiding adoration of George W. Bush.
rest http://www.pensitoreview.com/2010/04/26/a-growing-consensus-tea-partiers-are-just-militant-sore-loser-republicans/
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