It’s official -- California now has a citizens redistricting commission, at least for now. From a pool of 36 – 12 Democrats, 12 Republicans and 12 persons with no party affiliation – State Auditor Elaine Howle drew eight names at random on November 18 using a spinning wire basket and ping pong-style lottery balls.

However voters may feel about the new administration set to take power under former Governor Jerry Brown, it's undeniable that almost everyone in California has at least one reason to celebrate: Arnold Schwarzenegger will be leaving office.

In an exclusive interview with Judson Phillips, the founder of Tea Party Nation, which hosted the first National Tea Party convention in Nashville, I learned that the Tea Party movement is outraged at the TSA's "nude" body scanners and search procedures.

Does anyone remember that the first Tea Partiers were thousands and thousands of Ron Paul supporters who dumped a record-breaking $6 million into his presidential campaign on December 16, 2007, the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party?