But while Occupy Wall Street targeted on spreading its message beyond American borders, the Tea Party has remained decidedly U.S.-centric, and its focus has paid off in elections won and congressional pressure exerted. Fate will need to have directed my footsteps, for, while the stranger was continuously stepping upon dry, crackling twigs, or stumbling over free stones, I had to this point escaped them. Steve and Miranda have a terrific relationship, however Steve feels uncomfortable with Miranda's success and money given that he makes a low wage. One measurable draw back to the Tea Party's success has been mounting public opposition. Some members also have been criticized for using inflammatory language and rhetoric; in one occasion at a March 2010 Tea Party rally, information media reported some protesters directing racist and homophobic slurs at passing Democratic congress members, including former civil rights leader and Georgia Rep. Whereas the Tea Party and the Republican Party overlap on many fiscal and social points, each tea partiers and libertarians share a deeper distrust of rank-and-file politicians to accomplish their objectives of drastically limiting the reach of government.
