(Washington, DC) — There’s five candles on the Tea Party’s birthday cake today …. It has been five years since CNBC anchor Rick Santelli went on a rant that sparked the grassroots movement. The Tea Party Patriots are hosting a fifth anniversary party in Washington, DC. Expected to be among the revelers are Senators Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. Tea Party Patriots president and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin says in the next five years, the party is focusing on fiscal conservatism, confronting NSA surveillance and fighting to repeal Obamacare. 
Tea Party Turns 5 Years Old!
