The tea parties started just over 2 years ago. People took to the streets after massive bailouts and outrageous spending. The Tea Party message was simple. Big government and high taxes are a threat to our freedom that we cherish.

Liberals fought back. They took to the air waves (which they pretty much own) to mock the tea partiers. They said taxes had not been raised and that the Tea Parties were thinly veiled racist gatherings.

No. The Tea Partiers saw the writing the wall. They knew massive spending would be followed up with massive tax hikes when the debt was out of control.

Fast forward to the current battle in Washington. Only the most ridiculous lefty argues that we aren’t going broke. Everyone knows the government is out of money and we are on an unsustainable path. Republican (fearing the backlash of the Tea Parties) are holding fast to the idea of cost cuts while maintaining the current tax rates. Democrats aren’t budging. They want to increase revenues by increasing taxes.

Just for the sake of argument…let’s forget that raising tax rates does not mean raising revenue.

It should be pointed out that the Tea Parties were right. They saw it coming. The phrase “tax and spend liberal” can now be replaced with “spend and tax liberals”. That’s what Barack Obama likes to call change.

Did the talking heads who belittled the common folk at the Tea Parties knowingly disparage small government  message even though they knew higher taxes would soon be coming…or are the pompous wind bags of the main stream media too dumb to see what was so obvious to everyone else. One thing is for sure. The main stream media won’t go back now and highlight their folly. I guess connecting the dots is what bloggers are for.

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