On a Monday afternoon “conservative coalition” conference call with Tea Partiers from around the country, Rep. Dave Camp (R- MI 4th District) joined Rep. Tom Price (R-GA 6th District) to discuss the aftermath of the previous night’s important health care vote.

On September 12, tens—perhaps hundreds--of thousands of white people descended on the streets of Washington D.C. It is impossible to come by a more exact crowd count, but the marchers seethed with a racist anger palpable to outside observers.

A former Marine with ties to Tea Parties and militias who talked openly about using his training “to become a domestic terrorist” has been charged in separate complaints with raping a child and possessing an unregistered grenade launcher. His arrest may signal that a wing of the Tea Parties is heading in a more militant direction.