A Revolt Steeped in.... History

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KSN Coverage of Wichita July 4th Tea Party

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Tea Party Movement flexing its muscles

Considering that conservatives have been late comers to the protest game, I find this news extremely significant.

With little advance notice, Tea Party groups across the country organized counterprotests to ACORN and Moveon demonstrations in favor of Obama's health care plan.

According to this piece by Michelle Malkin , the Tea Partiers outnumbered the liberals:

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Wichita Tea Party planned to protest government-run healthcare

“We believe that patients lose when Washington gets involved in our healthcare decisions,” said AFP-Kansas field director Susan Estes. “We have to pay for it somehow, and the taxpayers in this country simply can’t afford the bill that comes with a nationalized healthcare system.

“Too often, people seem to think of this as ‘free’ healthcare for everyone, but we know that’s just not true.”