Perhaps as people filled out their tax forms this week, they remembered again just how fed up they are with big government. I have had a full inbox every day this week with BTP members eager to get involved in actively supporting the party and starting some new affiliates.

We have affiliates in Alabama, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas. At the contact page, you can get in touch with your state party's chair. Or, if your state does not yet have an affiliate, you can contact me and let me know that you are interested in starting one.

I am excited about the boost in membership we have between the election and today, as well as the many contacts I have received in the past few weeks from new members and prospective members. It is encouraging to see so many people enthusiastic about making the change toward smaller government, even though we have a decent span of time before the next election.

As I and some other members have emphasized, we need to get active now if we want to be successful in the 2010 elections, and that will set us up to do even better in the big year of 2012. Thank you for all the emails folks. I will keep doing my best to reply to you and help you to help us increase the size and scope of the Boston Tea Party while reducing the size and scope of government!