Will Health Care Reform Kill the Tea Party?

motherjones.com — During the Tea Party protests on Capitol Hill this week, conservative activists warned that if Congress manages to pass health care legislation, their movement would become more formidable than ever. But far from fueling the tea partiers' cause, a sweeping new health care law could suck the air right out of their movement. Many tea party activists have a lot to gain from reform — because their ranks are dominated by aging baby boomers. This makes the movement's opposition to the health care bill one of its most enduring paradoxes.

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