Tea Bagging in Madison

I went to the Tea Party here in Madison, WI, yesterday. It was about what I expected, if better attended.



Mostly I heard fear-inciting speeches about how bad Obama is and all the terrible things he has done to America (in 90 days).

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Just a guess, but I will bet that this person was not protesting - not even a peep - during the Bush-Cheney years as they piled on ENORMOUS debt. Recall VP Cheney's words, "Deficits don't matter." Why do they matter now?



I completely agree with this sign.



So let's go pull our Constitution out of the shredder that Bush-Cheney-Yoo-Addington-etc. sent it through, shall we? Let's restore the First and Fourth amendments, honor the "quaint" Geneva Conventions, re-establish habeas corpus, and stop torturing and disappearing people. Undo all those nasty things that the previous administration is responsible for.

Now I freely admit, this next sign simply cracked me up. If that doesn't sum up white male fear of a black man as president, I don't know what does. So black, brown, and yellow skinned people get to own whities? Well, I guess turnabout IS fair play.


WTF?

To the woman with the black sign on the right, I have a question. Did you make that sign in 2003?



If not, then my response is a resounding, Piss off! As I read mostly incoherent signs and watched people protest a 90-day old administration that inherited from the prior administration two wars, staggering debt, and a financial system in serious crisis, my overriding thought was: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS?! To the seven or eight legitimate Libertarians in the crowd, who have been griping all along, I say, Right on. For the rest of these wankers, I have nothing but contempt. Fiscal responsibility does not mean responsibility only for the other team. Where were these signs last fall? Hmmm?