Amen to what you said Westbound. And don't let them tell you the tea parties are a waste, many people including myself have never protested a thing in our lives ever, too busy working I guess, and there were a lot more people than republicans there, there was all kinds of people there. (Grand Rapids)
Seems to me, last time Congress was shook up it caught people by surprise, there were no protests, no news, just bam...a whole bunch of angry people removed a bunch of them. These tea parties are much bigger than that. People should walk away from the parties no matter what they think they are,
you either think "spending yourself out of debt" sounds silly, or you don't, simple as that, I can tell you right now most the people in the country know this is silly no matter who you are. It sounds silly for a home owner, a city, a state, or the federal government, and everyone with any brains knows it.
I also think that if this was not bothering the far left loonies, they would not leep bringing up and making fun of it so much. It bothers them alright...and it's bothering them that some of the same people who voted for Obama are letting their discomfort be known as well. They are getting scared, and you can bet the White House is paying attention to this as well. All the promises Obama made while running turned to dust, and people know it, and one of the things he promised is the one that is hurting him the most...transparency. Things got into the open, like what was in that legislation he signed...whoops...didn't count on you people actually reading that....
If the independent party can find someone and get things fired up now is the time to try...or at least get their foot in the door.
At the very least, changing as many seats as possible as often as possible sends a good message, and keeps Congress and the president in a tizzy....if ya can't get exactly what you want, tie their hands and make a show out of it I guess. But we have to do something. If you think your a democrat to the day you die, then fine, but if you have a republican that thinks like you do, break ranks just once...same for a republican, if there is a democrat that openly says this is all hogwash, walk away from your worthless republican representaive and vote for the dem...just do it, it feels good to break free from foolishness once in awhile. The republican that represents my state is worthless....might as well have a big D on his forehead.