President's Message

  Tea for Two… or Two Hundred Million.  

     Well the Tea Parties are over, right… wrong. The Tea Parties that took place on April 15th were just the first in a series of many public gatherings that will happen to protest the out-of-control government. It is interesting that at the same time we held the Tea Party the Department of Homeland Security released a report saying many right wing groups, including those of us that believe in the right to own a gun, veterans that have served their country, groups that believe in traditional marriage and those that believe in enforcement of the immigration laws, are on a watch list. It’s funny how the mainstream media reacted to those of us that attended the Tea Parties. They first claimed that we didn’t come out and that the numbers were low. Then they reacted that it means nothing and that we’re just a bunch of right wingers who are out of touch because we lost an election last November. They refuse to believe that it was a grassroots groundswell throughout the nation.

    We as Americans are tired of being walked on. We’re reasonable. We know it takes tax money to run the government but we believe that there are specific functions that government was designed to perform and the rest should be left up to us. Government has gotten too big; too bloated. When the economy goes sour families have to sit down and determine priorities and look at their budget to see where they can cut back. Government should do the same thing but they never do. Instead they look at where they can get more revenue to enhance already bloated programs.

    Right now, on both the state and national levels, politicians are looking at ways to raise taxes. They may use other terms such as stimulus packages or revenue enhancements but whatever you call them, they’re still tax increases. It was reported this week that Americans now pay more in taxes than they do for food, clothing and housing combined.

    Many people last November voted for change but I don’t think that this is the kind of change they anticipated. We are all worried about the economy and President Obama is throwing so many things at us so fast that we barely have time to react. I believe this is part of the plan. Give the people so many issues to confuse and frustrate them and then sneak the other things in the back door. How many are aware that an immigration amnesty bill is underway? Will they sneak it through the back door or will we be ready to react? I think the recent Tea Party is an indication that many Americans know what is going on and aren’t going to take it anymore. Have we awakened the sleeping giant? How long we stay awake will be seen but this time two thousand five hundred showed up in Las Vegas and possibly close to a million across the country. Next time who knows how many will gather. Freedom is not free and keeping a watch on government is not convenient but we must be ever vigilant. Too many have shed their blood in defense of our freedoms.
     

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