Tea Time!

The Tea Party Movement has some legs.... but before you get excited, let's see how that carries to the general.

Conservative Christine O'Donnell upset nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware. She'll be facing Democrat Chris Coons in the general in November. Again - that's NINE term Rep.

In the fight for New Hampshire's Republican Senate nomination, a second insurgent trailed in vote counting that was still going on Wednesday. After lagging in early returns, former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte moved ahead of Ovide Lamontagne with a lead of roughly 1,000 votes, with results tallied from 85 percent of precincts. Ayotte was backed by establishment Republicans and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; Lamontagne, a former chairman of the state Board of Education, campaigned with the support of tea party activists. Let's see how that one ends. My guess a lawsuit will be filed?

In New York, tea party ally Carl Paladino knocked out former Rep. Rick Lazio in the race for the party's nomination for governor. Paladino will face state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the son of the favorite son.

Again, to undermine how these extreme Conservative candidates will fare in the general, even Karl Rove told Fox News Channel, "This [Delaware] is not a race we're going to be able to win."

So - either they're too extreme, or the GOP is quaking in their boots that they're losing control to their fringe? It'll be fun to see how this plays out. Me? I'm always happy when an incumbent ruling oligarchy politico gets knocked out of their primary - and they lie there stunned having no clue why.