Here's about as representative a quote as we could find from a participant in the "tea parties" that took place yesterday:

"This is a matter of liberty. We're here to break the chain of taxation without representation," said Abraham Mudrick, who traveled from Oregon to DC — which he called "the belly of the beast" — for the event.

Although Mudrick acknowledged taxpayers are represented in Congress, he said, "My elected officials aren't doing what I want."