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Have gotten involved in the tea party don't necessarily have the best motives but by in large i think it exists in the absence of leadership. you know, you have a lot of people in washington who come and talk about small government but then they expand government. they're perfectly happy, through the earmarks process or what have you. i think the tea party movement, once it gets leadership that really does walk the walk or at least feels like it's got leadership it will largely devold dissolve. the republican party is its natural home. i think it's a good thing for it to be closely affiliated ...

I think it's a greright now, anderson. a lot of moving parts. no particular leader. there's a lot of passion, a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of unity around the issue of stopping what's going on in washington. this is broader than a conservative movement. i think. a lot of independents are participating in the same passion and the same direction. >> eric, you were quoted in an article i read today saying there needs to be a purging of the movement and that it's already in some ways happening how so? >> there are a lot of groups out there that are really republican groups. for a lng time republi...

Party heavyweights took turns at the podium in washington reasserting conservative values and blasting democrats past and present. listen to minnesota representative michele bachmann. >> they have left us now holding an invoice in excess of $105 trillion in unfunded federal net liabilities which obviously wasn't enough of a debt load for the current administration. it sounds to me like someone is choosing to climb. >> conservatives clearly hoping to make gains in the 2010 midterm elections. how much do they need tea party support? cnn political analyst william and red state.com editor and chee...