When the White Plains Tea Party first gathered in April 2009 to protest expansion of government at all levels, by both parties, we were dismissed as a deranged rabble, radicals, and rednecks. A recent Gallup poll found only 21% of Americans satisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time. Now it is clear we are national (over 3,000 groups), rational, and not bashful. We have demonstrated our national power with the last two Washington, DC events showing our character at Glen Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally and showing our political strength at Dick Armeys’ “Remember in November” march. What that tells me is that we are not an aberration, but instead we are Mainstream America. We are the conscience of the nation, loud and proud to proclaim our patriotism, our principles, and our desire to return to our Constitutional roots.
