From the diaries by Erick.
Ohio’s John Kasich appears to present a pretty accurate view of what the Tea Parties are actually all about in my opinion. Clue: It ain’t about anger folks. It’s about genuine concerns over the direction the country seems to be headed right now.
In this state, our fellow Ohioans have shown up at these events not because they’re angry, but because they care about the values we all share. They’ve come, not because they’re Republican or Democrat, but because they’re troubled by the direction our country and our state is heading. Finally, they’ve come, not to polarize, but to demonstrate their hope in the great American tradition of leaving a better nation, state and community for the next generation.
They have successfully expressed what we all believe. We don’t want people to fail. We want all Ohioans to succeed. But in order to thrive in this state, this movement has rightly pointed out that government should be a last resort not the first resort. To those who will listen, they’ve shown us that there is something un-American about punishing those who work hard, sacrifice and play by the rules. Really what they’re saying is what the colonists in the old days were saying – our government has gotten too big, arrogant and out-of-control.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
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Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
This is important.
Incredible (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 12:58AM EST (link)(Good diary Dan, good promotion Erick)
This coincides nicely with the posts about Tea Partiers needing to pick up a second sign. The movements (TP and Health Care), while tipped by a singular bill or event, are about something much more. They are about the direction of the country. They are about the popular rejection of the branches of the government pooping on the Constitution. They are about driving up the ratings of Glen Beck and buycotting Whole Foods.
Electorally, they are about moving the center back to the right. (Something that I was convinced was impossible.) This is big. This is important.
I find no shortage of irony in noting that these movements are the inverse of what Jefferson imagined would need to happen. He thought that the politicians would need to tell the electorate “No” and deny their desires for the good of the country. Instead, it is the people telling the politicians “No” for the good of the country.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson
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Not about anger?
Maggie_in_Indiana (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 10:35AM EST (link)You are not serious? Have you watched the townhall meetings? Are you not angery? I am and is bs from his new diary today. Yes it is about anger ,brought on by all the policies that are being crammed down our throats,about the elite snobs who think they can run our lives better than we can with our money! Yep I’m angry and plan to stay that way untill real change comes to DC.
Maggie in Indiana