Listen to the People!
So excited about tonight! I can't wait. Wall Street Journal has a story ...
That is right! For me, this is not about opposing President Obama, but more about opposing the Congressional leaders that got us here. The leaders that passed President Bushs' huge bailouts, and continue to pass President Obama's without listening to the consituents and the people that do. not. want. them.
I have no one to believe in. So right now I'm putting my faith in the American people. I'm hoping that with enough voices, with enough noise, the people in Washington will realize we didn't elect them there to ignore us. We didn't elect them there so they could pass whatever they wanted without fear of reprisal.
This, for me, is not about the President. It's about 2010. And every Congressional member from the state of Texas better take notice. I remember how they've voted. I remember that they approved a 90% retroactive tax on AIG bonuses that they themselves signed into law. I remember the trillions of dollars they approved first under Bush, and then under Obama. I remember the budget they passed that increased funding for everything except defense. I remember.
And while I can't vote on every member in the House, my presence at the rally will add one more voice. And maybe my one voice will be what pushes it outside the barrier, and makes them listen. We are here! We are here! We are here!
And as Mark Davis said on his show today (he's the keynote at the rally tonight!), I want them to be more afraid of me, of the people, than they are of Nancy Pelosi and the whips. They answer to me. They need to know that.
There's good news and bad news in this phenomenon for establishment politicians. The good news for Republicans is that, while the Republican Party flounders in its response to the Obama presidency and its programs, millions of Americans are getting organized on their own. The bad news is that those Americans, despite their opposition to President Obama's policies, aren't especially friendly to the GOP. When Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele asked to speak at the Chicago tea party, his request was politely refused by the organizers: "With regards to stage time, we respectfully must inform Chairman Steele that RNC officials are welcome to participate in the rally itself, but we prefer to limit stage time to those who are not elected officials, both in Government as well as political parties. This is an opportunity for Americans to speak, and elected officials to listen, not the other way around."
That is right! For me, this is not about opposing President Obama, but more about opposing the Congressional leaders that got us here. The leaders that passed President Bushs' huge bailouts, and continue to pass President Obama's without listening to the consituents and the people that do. not. want. them.
I have no one to believe in. So right now I'm putting my faith in the American people. I'm hoping that with enough voices, with enough noise, the people in Washington will realize we didn't elect them there to ignore us. We didn't elect them there so they could pass whatever they wanted without fear of reprisal.
This, for me, is not about the President. It's about 2010. And every Congressional member from the state of Texas better take notice. I remember how they've voted. I remember that they approved a 90% retroactive tax on AIG bonuses that they themselves signed into law. I remember the trillions of dollars they approved first under Bush, and then under Obama. I remember the budget they passed that increased funding for everything except defense. I remember.
And while I can't vote on every member in the House, my presence at the rally will add one more voice. And maybe my one voice will be what pushes it outside the barrier, and makes them listen. We are here! We are here! We are here!
And as Mark Davis said on his show today (he's the keynote at the rally tonight!), I want them to be more afraid of me, of the people, than they are of Nancy Pelosi and the whips. They answer to me. They need to know that.
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