Brendan Smythe, 33, and his wife Michele, 31, of Eagle, Idaho, will attend the Nashville national Tea Party convention Thursday through Saturday. In Boise, Idaho Tea Party Boise has its roots in late-night kitchen table conversations between Jim Escobar and Brendan Smythe. Neither had been politically active, but the rise in government debt during both the Bush and Obama administrations left them fearing for their children's futures. Story here. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Shawn Raecke)

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