"Presidential and vice-presidential debates are not about campaign staff or consultants, and it is hi..." — Bob Barr

History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured.

The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.

The Tea Party knows that continuing to delay charting a course to spending reform hurts everybody.

It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone.