Taking it to the Streets

It seems liberals are always marching for something. Whether it's opposing the war, a women's right to "choose", animal rights, gay rights, etc. we are barraged by images on the nightly news of liberals seeking redress of their pet grievance.

Conservatives, on the other hand, rarely seem to organize in a public way other than the occassional abortion clinic protest. When they do, the nightly newscasts either ignores them or maligns them. Who can forget the CNN reporter arguing with the tea party member over Obama's policies?



Has a mainstream reporter ever argued with a pro-choice marcher?

The tea parties were the first big exception to the rule that liberals are more activist than conservatives. The tea parties showcased conservative anger over what they saw as government encroachment on steroids. TARP, stimulus, and nationalized medicine topped the list of monstrosities the tea parties rallied against.

When talk of a second (actually third) stimulus package was heard, even liberal senators publicly opposed it. Now that nationalized medicine is on the table, the Democrats are wary but tempted to revert to form. Nationalized medicine is the gateway to the complete control of a nanny state, a lofty goal of liberals.

Once again though, conservatives (and some independents) are coming out in force to the townhall meetings of their representatives and letting them know they risk their careers by supporting this boondoggle. The anger is at possibly an even higher level than the last time our government tried to go around us, the amnesty bill.

Even the mainstream networks are starting to pick up on these outbursts even if they do ridicule those involved. But that is OK in my book. They ridiculed the tea parties but it was settled that there would be no further stimulus. Enough people are wary of nationalized medicine that they will make up their own mind about the story regardless of what Katie Couric tells them to think.