Boiling Tea

摘要

When Kentucky's senator-elect rand paul declared victory over his Democratic opponent on election night, he saluted the political movement that fueled his candidacy. "We've come to take our government back," Paul declared to a cheering throng. "Tonight there's a Tea Party tidal wave." Paul, of course, isn't the only invader to storm the Washington castle. The ranks of Senate Republicans will also include such Tea Party heroes as Utah's Mike Lee and Florida's Marco Rubio, who are vowing big cuts to spending and government influence. Meanwhile, the new GOP House majority will include a few dozen candidates either minted or substantially supported by the Tea Party, with dozens more who have signed on to its core principles.