You said to look up the Tea Party. Well, here you go.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement

It was started due to its objection to the Affordability and Stability Plan act. That act was one month into Obama's presidency. You know the one that subsidized losers mortgages during the great recession. Right out of blocks, Republicans were opposed to anything that Obama would do to help regular Americans.

All they wanted to do was balance the budget! It was formed one month into Obama's presidency. Where the hell were they in the eight years before Obama was elected president?