April 15th...tax day. Its raining and unseasonably cold. This should, by all accounts, be a miserable day. But there is something special about today. People all over Currituck and surrounding counties are making preparations to attend one the several tea parties scheduled for later today. There's excitement in the air.
Something is motivating people across the United States to leave work a little early, take a long lunch, pack up the kids and stand in the rain (well, at least in Currituck we'll be standing in the rain). Its the first time in long time that Americans from both sides of the political spectrum have gathered together to make a statement about fiscal responsibility.
Over the last 16 years both parties have lost credibility with tax payers. It has become abundantly clear that irresponsibility is a bipartisan affliction. Now voters from all corners of the political landscape are joining together to speak in unison. We're letting our representatives know just how we feel. We're telling them that if there was ever a time to spend freely, it is definitely not now. Not when we are seeing our local economies falter. Not when we're feeling our personal budgets tightening. Not when the constant threat of layoffs is hanging over a house-hold like a black cloud. We can't spend money if we don't have any; does our government not have to abide by this rule?
Then again, we aren't really saying anything. This isn't how tax payers speak. This is merely a gathering of thoughts, a clearing of our collective throats before we say something. The real statement will be made the next time cast our ballots.
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