For nearly three years now the Tea Party in Florida has brought new energy into the Republican Party of Florida, so it makes sense as the GOP enjoys its biggest week in years that local Tea Party affiliates would begin making themselves even more visible.
Such was the case Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg's Straub Park, as "Liberty and Justice for All: A Rally for America's Future" was presented by a host of Pinellas and Hillsborough affiliated groups, with a variety of local conservatives speaking to the audience of several hundred.
One of the lead organizers was St. Petersburg neurosurgeon David McKalip, who is expected to run for City Council next year. Also present was Dr. Richard Swier, whose controversial views were reported by CL earlier this week.
Tables were also set aside for the campaigns of the other GOP presidential candidates still on the ballot. But there was no question that there were more Ron Paul-identified supporters in the crowd than fans of any of the others still in the running — and those supporters said it was his anti-war stance that was generating that love.
But what if Paul's not the candidate in November?
