Thankfully, I was able to attend the Chicago Tea Party. The crowd was large, the energy was good and the vast majority of people were intelligent, civic minded citizens who were concerned about the direction that the bushbama administration is taking the country.
At first I was a bit skeptical, wondering if it was just a Republican event, but the more I researched, the more I came to the conclusion that this was a genuine, grassroots gathering based on great American ideals and not empty partisanship. A journal from Kansas stated:
"...those Americans, despite their opposition to President Obama's policies, aren't especially friendly to the GOP. When Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele asked to speak at the Chicago tea party, his request was politely refused by the organizers: "With regards to stage time, we respectfully must inform Chairman Steele that RNC officials are welcome to participate in the rally itself, but we prefer to limit stage time to those who are not elected officials, both in Government as well as political parties. This is an opportunity for Americans to speak, and elected officials to listen, not the other way around."
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4274
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