Government Quote by Ted Nugent

As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.

— Mark McKinnon

I think part of the reason the Tea Party has resonated is that people feel disempowered. The Tea Party says, "You are out of…

— Zephyr Teachout

The extremely low respect Congress enjoys among the population indicates that the citizens understand broadly what's going on. But the lack of a realistic…

— Thomas Pogge

The Tea Party is clearing gunk out of the fuel lines of this country. It started with throwing out Democrats, but the Republicans are…

— Brad Thor

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

— Roy Blunt

The tax issue is the most powerful issue in American politics going back to the Tea Party.

— Grover Norquist

The Tea Party isn't out to be a third force in American politics. Instead, it has infiltrated the Republicans and remoulded them in its…

— Andrew Neil

The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to…

— Matt Taibbi

My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled…

— Ari Fleischer

The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits…

— Mike Lee

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

We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for…

— Harry Reid