The new Republican majority is in the process of selecting its leaders for the next Congress. This is the time when the Tea Party movement can use grassroots activism to shape what policies are pursued in Washington, D.C.

Fred Upton, currently considered the front-runner for chairmanship of the critical House Energy and Commerce committee, is far out of step with the Tea Party movement, the GOP and the American people as a whole. You may have heard Glenn Beck talking about Fred Upton introducing a bill to ban incandescent light bulbs in favor of so-called "environmentally-friendly" alternatives. The truth is, Fred Upton has a Big Government record a mile long, and light bulbs are just the beginning.

The Tea Party movement must strongly oppose his candidacy. Please visit DownWithUpton.com to find out more about Upton's poor voting record and sign the petition.

You can also click here to call members of the GOP Steering Committee to urge them to oppose Fred Upton for chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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As you gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving, remember the activists like you who continue fighting to secure the freedoms we cherish as Americans. While there is still work to be done, we are thankful for everything the Tea Party movement has accomplished so far.

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By John Fund, Wall Street Journal

An old Washington story goes that when Martians land near the White House, everyone inside the Beltway flees in terror. Everyone, that is, except for the folks at the favor-factories known as Congress's Appropriations Committees, who rush to greet the spaceship and say, "We're here to help with the transition."

There is always a danger that this election's invading aliens-aka, tea partiers-will gradually succumb to Beltway mores. Former GOP Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, now a big-time Washington lobbyist, has already told the Washington Post that it's imperative for his tribe to "co-opt" the tea partiers arriving in D.C.

But Dick Armey-Republican House majority leader for eight years following the GOP landslide of 1994 and now chairman of the influential advocacy group, FreedomWorks-is pointing them in the opposite direction.
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