“With this letter, we put the party bosses on notice that we reject their betrayal of the

“With this letter, we put the party bosses on notice that we reject their betrayal of the party platform and our conservative values. We will not support them going forward but will instead support those who are true to our cause.”

Tom Zawistowski, director of the Portage County Tea Party. A group of conservatives in Ohio is parting ways with the Republican Party because of recent events, including U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s policy shift in favor of same-sex marriage.

“Everybody’s coming out of the woodwork on this one. These people are being very public about it because they know Dorner can’t come after them.”

Los Angeles Police Lt. Andy Nieman, about the multiple claimants for a $1.2 million reward offered in the hunt for Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer who authorities say killed four people last month before apparently taking his own life during a standoff with police.