Tea Party Celebrates Fifth Anniversary   ...3 of 5 >
Feb. 27, 2014 - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), a Tea Party favorite, is retiring after four terms.  "We are the adults in the room when it comes to dealing with our budget," Bachmann said.  "It is up to us to contend for these ideas.  It's up to us.  Let's take the challenge and get it done."


"Our natural home is in the Republican primary," stated U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS).  Huelskamp earned a big ovation when he asked, "Isn't it high time we retire John Boehner's biggest excuse [pause] - Isn't it high time we retire John Boehner's biggest excuse that we only control one half of one third of the government?"
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) urged the audience to "take the risk, get off the sidelines and get in the game."
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said Tea Party activists "are an answer to my prayers."
Less Government. More Fun.™ is a business started by Buddy Belk of Coon Rapids, MN; he sat in the front row throughout the day.
Stephen Moore recently moved from the Wall Street Journal editorial board to become chief economist of the Heritage Foundation.  "No matter what the question is, the answer is always repeal Obamacare," Moore said.  Moore also called for getting rid of the tax code, a "drill, baby, drill" approach on energy, cutting government spending including eliminating the Departments of Education, Energy and Commerce, making more states income tax free, taking on the class warfare of the left, and addressing the "biggest sham," the cost of higher education.
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