Last July 4th, the tea parties movement was in full swing with thousands of people attending events held across the country. This year was a much more muted affair with a few small events held here and there; gone are the glory days of appearances by Mickey Dolenz and Stephen Crowder. The calendar for the Tea Party "Patriots" shows just 51 events for yesterday: http://www.teapartypatriots.org/Today.aspx?date=7/4/2010.

Apparently the message sent by Dick Armey and by the Koch family came through loud and clear.