MORE REPORTING ON THE NEW YORK CITY TEA PARTY, and be sure to read this critique, too. To succeed, the Tea Party movement needs to remain true to the grassroots, and move beyond rallies to concrete — and locally-focused — political and electoral action. Some, of course, are already doing that.

UPDATE: Reader Sam Hamman writes: “Is there a website that shows where all the tea parties will be held? Specifically AZ and CA.” Try TeaPartyPatriots.org. Use the “Find An Event” button at the upper right. Also, check these news stories.