NOT WAITING UNTIL THE FOURTH OF JULY: Tea Party rally set for noon Monday in Nashville. At the Legislative Plaza, where the last one was held. Bet people won’t be dressed nearly as heavily this time around . . . .

Meanwhile, here’s a report from Sarasota today, from reader Peter Rice:

More than 600 attended. The event was organized by Gene Sweeney (see his Internet site address below). The event began at 1 PM Sunday, June 28 and ended at 4:15 PM.

Lloyd Marcus sang several of his Tea Party songs (see his site for details). Among the several speakers was Frances Rice who gave a speech about why Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican and why we must fight to save our country.

Gene Sweeney is chairman of the local Tea Party Organization (Bradenton, FL) and his Internet site is www.SaltOfTheEarthUSA.org

Great credit goes to Gene Sweeney for making this a wonderful Tailgate Tea Party possible.

Lloyd Marcus’ Internet site is www.LloydMarcus.com

Frances Rice is Chairman of the National Black Republican Association and her Internet site is www.NBRA.Info

Here’s a photo he sent: