This morning I am watching the people flowing into the capitol and I am impressed. For the most part, the political elite have ignored the people other than every other election and then gone back to their cozy offices and done what they wanted. There were minor policy differences but overall the trend was to grow government and protect the political class. Even those who have been for “smaller government” have not shrunk government from a spending or agency standpoint. In recent memory, the tone deafness of the DC crowd has gotten worse. Between immigration, prescription drugs, TARP, taxes, the budget, healthcare, and global warming, the solutions are more and more detached from what middle America wants or believes. Each item has made some of us angry and frustrated, emotions that are building and growing. When the power elite has had a chance to throw a token reform or change out there, they have decided not to do so. This behavior is, in effect, putting a lid on the pressure cooker making the frustration boil and increase. As we ordinary people have tried to be heard, we have been ignored and marginalized. At tea party events and town hall meetings, we have not been listened to and the people in the MSM have tried to pretend they didn’t happen. The result this attempt at marginalization are the 9/12 rallies today across the country. We demand to be heard and be part of the debate. The politicians in DC should be very concerned today. The most recent number I have heard is 1.2 million people gathering in DC. The reasons are many but the overall message is the same….. STOP.
We the People have “gone to Washington” and WE WILL BE HEARD.
- FOP Vermillion