Against Quote by Matt Taibbi

I think there are a lot of people who are involved in the Tea Party who have very real and sincere concerns about spending…

— Barack Obama

Tea Partiers hate government more than they hate the national debt. They refuse to reduce that debt with tax increases, even with tax increases…

— Robert Reich

“As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it abroad. We…

— Ron Paul

I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are alarmed with the spending and the…

— Kristi Noem

I do think a focus on fiscal restraint is a central element of the Tea Party, and thank goodness for it!

— Ken Cuccinelli

I'm wary of government. Part of [the Tea Party] impulse is to dislike and be worried about the rich. I'm that way too. So…

— Bill Ayers

Tea Party attendees and health care town-hall protesters share the common belief that the extravagant spending of President Obama and the Democratic Party -…

— Andrew Breitbart

What the Tea Parties are standing for is constitutional principle. It's not fundamentally about tax rates or whether to have a consumption tax or…

— Robert P. George

“The Tea Party is a fitting representation of our era of no-debate, politically correct politics, where each political side has its own media, and…

— Juan Williams

If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. They don't need the government.

— Chrystia Freeland

The Tea Party we were told is only about economics; not true. It was always about economics and social issues. They just hid the…

— Andrew Sullivan

All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.

— P. J. O'Rourke