Is ObamaCare the end of the tea-party movement?

Leading tea party activists are suffering from burnout and exhaustion. They are finding themselves unable to keep up the pace. Now that the House bill has passed, what will happen? Will the tea party movement lose faith and dissipate? Will the 9/12 rally in Washington this year be able to muster the enthusiasm it did last year? Will it inject a new sense of urgency in the tea party masses? One has to wonder if leading activists will be able to “keep it together” through November and beyond.

Beyond ObamaCare, there are other issues in the Obama agenda, such as cap and trade and amnesty for illegal immigrants. There are many battles left for the fiscally conservative, free-market, limited-government advocate.

Coming battles against ObamaCare will certainly drain the energy and the funds of the tea party movement. Instead of concentrating on getting their “type” of candidate on the ballot in their home states, those in the movement are making mad dashes to Washington and their state capitals to rally or lobby their representatives. I have been asked often where I thought the tea party movement would be in a year’s time. I frankly have no idea and doubt anyone else does.