26 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: TOM GRIMES, from South Bend, Indiana, sore an American flag shirt and says the Pledge of Allegiance during the opening of the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix Saturday. The summit goes through Sunday Feb. 27. About 2,000 people are attending the event, which organizers said is meant to unite Tea Party groups across the country. Speakers include former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, former Clinton advisor Dick Morris and conservative blogger Andrew Brietbart. The event ends with a presidential straw poll Sunday. Photo by Jack Kurtz