With due respect, I don't think you are getting it.
The Nation is dying due to the encroaching socialism that Clinton, Bush started and Obami is accelerating. The time is long gone for petitions to the Obami,Reid,Pelosi triad. THEY DON'T CARE! They are in power, as one of them said. They are hellbent on installing their COLLECTIVISM!.
Our last opportunities are through the courts against un-Constitutional legislation; States' rights support; massive grassroots efforts for Term Limits (most importantly); reduced Congressional sessions; sunset all non-essential legislation; and especially promoting and educating the populace about the importance of our history and it's Constitutional beginnings, and how it has made a better World.
Sorry to yell, but the politicians are not listening. The TEA Party grassroots movement should take this opportunity to focus on at least one of the above.
Where to go with the tea parties?....You’ve both mentioned....
“The Nation is dying due to the encroaching socialism”
“Memorial day (coming up) is another great day to rally”
and me...see my tag line.
If we chose to keep it that simple, no way the media can misconstrue THAT message on THAT day, and it would keep the momentum going for 4th of July! Just a thought. I can picture a million folks, a sea of black, protesting just as we did, flags held high but “in distress”...because God only knows how much worse things will be...even by Memorial day! I don’t think Obama’s going to hold back on anything...he’s trying to ram though as much as he can while he’s got momentum and our heads are spinning.
Of course, flip side, our success/failure, rightly or not, will be measured by number of participants. Dwindling numbers could be problematic, even if the message is simple and clear. In which case, folks may be even less likely to want to continue. So, IMO, bottom line...the message HAS to be something everyone will want to get/stay on board!
Just my 2cents...thoughts?
My thoughts on what needs to be done is well documented on FR. And it doesn’t include a march on Washington.
Conservatism too fractured to work on a bottom up approach. THE TP’s were good but soon many of the participants will either lose interest or start balkanizing into their respective pet issue cliques. The turf, power and “vision” battles will ensue from there and the movement will fall apart due to petty bickering.
It’s impossible to herd conservatives for any longer than a short period of time. The only way for it to endure is for a dynamic leader with a cohesive vision and brilliant game plan for acheiving victory to step forth and to tell everyone “This is my vision and plan, if you’re with me, get on board”.
The last man we had to do that was Reagan, but there are no Reagans on the horizon that I can see.