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Before Wisconsin, the Tea Party was only an abstraction. Now it is a real movement. Time starts here. The states suddenly realize they are free.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) marks the day. He stands fast while Organizing for America, President Obama’s residual campaign organization, runs 15 phone banks against him and fills buses of protesters to flood the state.

But where will the Tea Party go from here? At the recent Conservative Political Action Conference they offered a trip to Alaska. They head in the right direction. Walker has even now been mentioned as a presidential contender in 2012. But The New York Times reported that during the crisis he called Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Jeb Bush in Florida to consult. Christie and Jeb Bush have been mentioned by Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard as his first choice for president and vice president in 2012. Is this where Tea Party should be going? No. It should press on to! Alaska.

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