Last weekend, I sent an email to the Augusta, GA Tea Party coordinators expressing concern as to what direction the Augusta Tea Party would take(see my last post on 04/09/09). At the time, it appeared to me that the emphasis was going to be on political bashing of the Democratic party, as opposed to the actual intent of these Tea Parties. I attended the Tea Party at the Amphitheatre and I am glad to say that I had misled myself. My congratulations to the organizers on a successful “protest” with such a limited time to prepare. The commanding theme from the speakers was that the problems that we face and are “angry” about were caused by people of both parties in Washington and in our state. The statement was repeated many times regarding the misuse of our tax dollars and the excessive expenditures started years ago and now it is time for We, the People to become more involved in solving these problems before our children and grandchildren find themselves with the burden of our expanding problems today and in the near future. The organizers of this event did a find job (in such a limited time) to find some excellent speakers who represented Americans’ displeasure with our federal and state governments.
So, once again, I am glad that I was proven wrong and I am proud that I was part of the Augusta Tea Party. I look forward to participating in further ventures and will provide my support and actions, if needed. I am a strong advocate of putting our American principles and values back into our government, as was intended by our framers of the Constitution. I noted to the "Augusta Tea Party" of this blog site, which is designed to educate my fellow citizens of the importance of removing our elected representatives in both houses at Capitol Hill and finding leaders who will truly represent our needs and desires, as they should have been doing for the last 20 years.