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I believe that if you are a Republican and you think that you have some claim to the Tea Party protests, you may need to review the situation. This was a non partisan, grass roots effort to shake the legislators in Washington. It isn’t anti-Democrat and it isn’t anti-Republican. It’s not “anti” anything, it is Pro American Citizen.

This is a textbook demonstration of how to peacefully express your dissatisfaction with the way your representatives have been doing their jobs.

It is the latest in an escalating response from the governed to what is apparently either disrespect or complete neglect of duties on the part of lawmakers.

If you are a lawmaker and you spend your time in Washington social circles instead of in your district listening, you should be scared. We are in your district, and we are listening, and we WILL vote in the next election.

Don’t think that a party emblem is going to be your free pass – we brought the tea and we’re making enough for both parties.

So get your act together, review your voting record, compare it to your constituents’ interests, and maybe polish up that resume. You just might be with many of those constituents, in the job market, soon.

A long time ago, when I was about four years old, I was “helping” my grandmother in her ceramic shop when one of her customers asked me “Shannon, what are you going to be when you grow up?” I can remember very clearly telling the nice lady that I intended to be the president someday.

Flash forward thirty-odd years and we’re in the midst of the Iowa caucus season (the “Hawkeye Caucii”) and I can tell you that now that I am grown up (this is subject to debate depending on who you ask), I have no such intention.

Although no one has asked me for two or three decades what I want to be when I grow up, I still sometimes think about the question. Over the years I’ve had several Read the rest of this entry »