The Tea Party isn't a political party - it is a phenomena. It is that unison of voices you see in the movies when the villagers finally recognize that they've had enough tyranny and exploitation and rise up to say "No more!"
We are cautious in our endorsements because we know that of all the politicians currently practicing their craft, there are but a handful that have any courage at all. Many more may be decent enough, but they lack the intestinal fortitude to take a stand that would cost them their job. And then there are the dhimmicrats - carrion-eaters all.
Try to define the Tea Party only at its peril. The harder you try to dissect it, the more you kill its spirit. The more you try to control it, the more fragmented it becomes. You can lead a movement but you push a mob. The more you try to manipulate or intimidate it, the harder it becomes. That's called resolve and I'm resolved to rid myself and my community of dhimmicrat interference in my life.
The funny thing is that the Tea Party has been around many times, and in many forms. The left may succeed in destroying its current incarnation, but they cannot kill the essence of its spirit - the quest for liberty. Knock us down and we will be reborn - stronger and more plentiful.
(or not.....I haven't had my coffee yet...)