Tea Party Patriots starts as an early history of the grassroots political movement. It then evolves into a systematic call to arms (figuratively for now) for addressing what a good many people see as fundamentally wrong with our current American system. These issues run the gamut from executive overreach to cultural rejuvenation. As a manifesto, its strength is its ability to clearly lay out possible solutions to very complex problems while maintaining the realism needed to understand that this is a process and will not be accomplished overnight. Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin both stay true to their grassroots in this work by stating that real change will come through influencing every level of government – restating the classic line that “all politics are local.” As our next political cyle looms, it will be interesting to see what impact these concepts will have on both state and national levels. Hopefully, change will occur and I am not taking of the type that President Obama endorses. If you are interested in taking back your country, this is one of the books to read.