NewportMesa Tea Party is a group of nearly 200 [on our email list] local patriots.  We are just starting this Meetup site, and have just implemented our website.  We are working towards getting our email friends signed up on either of our sites. The NewportMesa Tea Party is focused on the following issues:    Limited Government The U.S. Constitution established a limited government. Limited government is incompatible with unlimited taxing, spending, and deficits.   Expansion of Capitalis …

According to pollster Scott Rasmussen, the bailouts of banks by the Bush and Obama administrations triggered the Tea Party’s rise. The interviewer adds that the movement's anger centers on two issues, quoting Rasmussen as saying, "They think federal spending, deficits and taxes are too high, and they think no one in Washington is listening to them, and that latter point is really, really important." The movement has no central leadership but is a loose affiliation of smaller local groups. The mo …