Buzz, the problem with the Tea Party is the same problem with all of them, ABSOLUTE POWER IS ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION!!!
They went to change things but then sided in with the republican party instead of staying true to the reasons they were voted in. I called that shot from day one and was not surprised it happened heck I expected it to happen. This is why term limits must be in place and why I am a big proponent of all National Bills that would increase Taxes of the Constitutional rights should be VOTED on by the people of each state and taken out of the hands of the politicians.
Federal Government's Job is actually very limited but because of the Power they have created for themselves has expanded and unless its challenged in court nothing changes. Remember Obamacare? Even he said its not a tax, until it went to the SCOTUS and then it was a tax so they could make sure it was upheld!
How about the current Buzz topic of Gun-control. Even a 5th grader when explained what the word INFRINGED means understand gun control is a violation of the constitution yet here we have politicians running it through, Colorado is the perfect example of this. ALL and I mean ALL polls and even LEO's of the State were against it but the controlling party did it anyway.
Our Founders would certainly would be turning in their graves. We the People need to regain control of our government. Our Government has become a Monarchy with one small exception and that is the POTUS does have a term limit which now there is a movement to remove.