Posted by JM Ashby
Four is the number of senators who attended the first meeting of the Tea Party Caucus. Almost none of the Tea Party favorites who won in November showed up to the meeting including poster boy Marco Rubio.
From the LA Times
The first meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus on Thursday attracted just four senators — out of 47 GOP members — willing to describe themselves as members. The event was as notable for who wasn't there as who was.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), once a tea party favorite, has for now declined to join the caucus, whose first meeting was organized by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican whose campaign sprung from the small-government movement, has said he's unsure if he'll join. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) showed up to address the group of activists, but then hustled out of the room, ignoring reporters' questions about whether he was in or out.
Yet CNN will give equal prominence to this party who's caucus officially consists of just four senators. Of course I wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to join the caucus following Bachmann's deranged rebuttal speech.
Will the supposed "grassroots" people who makeup the Tea Party hold their newly elected overlords accountable or will they simply blame "Obummer" when nearly every promise made to them in the 2010 campaign is shredded?
via John Amato