Tea parties: they just don’t get it

Tea parties: they just don’t get it: "To be truthful, I don’t know if the so-called mainstream media covered the “tea party” tax protests that took place all across America yesterday. That’s because I have long ago stopped looking toward the MSM for truthful information. What I do know is the people toward whom these protest were directed haven’t got a clue as to what they are about, nor, it appears, do they have a place in their consciousness to put it.

Contrary to the belief voiced by an assistant of Sen. Ben Nelson (D NB), the tea parties are not a protest against the government per se, but against the way the government is being handled.

The standard comment on the tea party phenomenon seemed to be that, “well, the Republicans had their chance and look at the mess they made of it.” Or, “This is just another attempt by the neo-cons to derail the brilliant plan devised by our president to solve the nation’s economic problems.”

Nice try, but these responses aren’t even close. The tea parties are not about whether Republicans or Democrats wield power, nor are they about conservatives and liberals. The tea party protests are about government being out of control. Not just the government of the day, but also of the previous administration. Consider the fact that between George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the federal government has incurred $12.8 TRILLION dollars in debt in just the past six months!"