The Tea Party Tidal Wave

There's a whole flock of these stories coming out now from various media sources.  This comes from Investor's Business Daily:

The defeat of Alaska's Lisa Murkowski by a little-known conservative lawyer is the latest evidence of a tidal wave building that may sweep aside an out-of-touch establishment. "We the people" won't be ignored.

Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of 1,200 farmers led by one Daniel Shays, angry over conditions in Massachusetts in 1786, prompted Thomas Jefferson to write to James Madison that "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" for America.

A more peaceful rebellion is now occurring across the country, and we believe it's a good thing for America. Considering the excesses of this administration and Congress and their abuse of power to the point of ignoring the Constitution itself, it's also a very necessary thing, an idea whose time has come.

Read the rest of it here.

While it feels pretty good to see this movement really taking shape in American politics it would be wise to read Erick Erickson's reminder:

Conservatives Have Won Nothing. You Read It Right. NOTHING.

Erick's point? So far all we have are conservative candidates in a number of places where they may not have been expected to survive the primary. What we don't have yet are conservative election winners. That will hopefully come in November, but we can't sit back and hope for a win - we've got to earn it.