GAY PATRIOT: “Tea Parties” and their critics. From the comments: “They are nervous because if successful it will cause a split within the democratic party as the blue dogs flee the liberals.” I suspect, actually, that a lot of people in the Republican Party are nervous, too. As I suggested on PJTV the other day, while there’s an obvious upside potential for the Republicans, if the GOP isn’t careful this could turn into a third-party movement.