U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick has agreed to appear at a town hall meeting Saturday hosted by Tea Party Boise, which drew thousands to an April 15 rally to protest taxes and government spending. Minnick, a Democrat who has become a minor national figure for opposing the stimulus package and other government spending, will appear from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the ballroom at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel in Boise. ... The event was announced by e-mail late Wednesday by the Tea Party group. Minnick spokesman John Foster confirmed that Minnick will attend. "They asked, we accepted," Foster said/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman.

Question: Will Minnick's appearance at the Boise Tea Party drive a major wedge between him and the national Demo party?