Tea & Irony

So, there were protests on April 15th by people thinking that their taxes are too high.

This isn't new. It happens every year, usually with sporadic results. It is the sort of active public participation that the Constitution specifically protects.

So why is this year notable? Fox news sponsored and promoted the events, even calling them 'FNC Tax Protests.' Given their past positions, there is little doubt that this was orchestrated as a way to protest the stimulus package in general, and more specifically the Democratic President. This is childishly partisan.

Where were the protests when Bush bailed out the banks? That was billions of dollars for Wall street fat cats. Where were the protests over unaccounted for billions of dollars that disappeared in Iraq? That wasn't even in our own country.

Ironically, one of the reasons the budget looks so grim is that Obama included the wars in his budget. Now we have an official way to track what we are spending, and how to pay for it. It was easier for Bush to look like he had a balanced budget, because
he chose not to put large expenses in it, but Obama's approach is more mature and responsible.

If you want to protest that your taxes are being spent on things that you don't approve of, go ahead. I approve; it is your right.
But for Fox to try and portray their event as a grass-roots movement is disingenuous.