my problem(s) with tax day tea parties
i wrote a guest post for a friend who’s providing all-day tea party coverage on his blog. here’s an excerpt:
i’m all for grassroots movements and i’ve been involved in quite a few myself. in fact, i was looking for a reason to join up with the tea party idea when i began my investigation but i never found such a reason. in fact, i didn’t find a lot other than people who were angry about taxes but didn’t really have a streamlined, applicable solution (a simple “cut taxes” is not a reasonable alternative to the problems we face). complaints with the inability or unwillingness to do anything about coming up with solutions, just sounds like whining to me.
read the rest here.
April 15 2009 08:57 am | politics
April 15th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I AGREE WITH YOUR SENTIMENTS.
ISN’T IT HARD TO FIGHT SOCIALISM IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS?
HOW MANY OF THE TEA BAGGERS ARE ON SOME FORM OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAM (WELFARE, RETIREMENT, HEALTH CARE, GOVERNMENT EDUCATION, INSURANCE, ETC.)? HOW MANY OF THE RETIREES IN THE CROWD ARE WILLING TO PART WITH THEIR BELOVED SOCIAL SECURITY AND/OR MEDICARE? HOW MANY “CONSERVATIVE” BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN WILL DROP OUT OF THE 401K FARCE? HOW MANY REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS ACTUALLY STOOD UP AGAINST THE BAIL-OUT & STIMULUS PACKAGES?!
THE CONSERVATIVES SPEAK “FREEDOM!” WITH THEIR LIPS BUT SUPPORT SOCIALISM WITH THEIR VOTES.
IF YOU CAN’T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM CORRECTLY, HOW CAN YOU FIGHT IT EFFECTIVELY???