GUEST COLUMN
[Editor's Note: The Left, the mushy middle and the media would all have us believe that the tea party movement has petered out and is on life support. Au contraire. As Matthew Boyle explains in the guest column below, the tea party movement controlled the agenda in our nation's capital in 2013...and appears to be just warming up. Happy New Year, everybody! - Chuck]
2013 Year in Review: Tea Party Beats Washington
by Matthew Boyle
The past year has by far been the best for the Tea Party movement in its short history. In 2013, the five-year old conservative grassroots upsurge has grabbed Washington, D.C. by the collar, tearing the city colloquially known as “Boomtown” in a conservative direction for the first time in decades. As the Tea Party movement matures, it is getting more professional in its political activism.
The way the Tea Party won 2013 is by entrenching itself in Washington warfare and fighting for conservative victories by connecting powerful grassroots activists directly with lawmakers in decision-making positions. What has happened is the movement has matured, and learned how to manipulate the ways of Washington to promote conservative policies while defeating liberal ones.
