On April 15th, Americans across the fruited plain came together to protest outrageous taxes and outrageous government spending. Not to protest a black man, not to protest the newly elected president, but to protest what the fiscal policies of the current administration. Now it’s fine for people to protest a war that liberates a country from an oppressive dictator and to protest the money being spent on it. So explain to me how it’s then wrong for someone to protest bloated government spending & taxes that are HISTORICALLY PROVEN to harm our economy. I was under the impression that the constitution granted us not only the freedom to speak our minds, but also the right to protest if we'd like. People against the protests aren't even giving legit arguments to why the high taxes & spending are good... just that we shouldn't protest. No reason why we shouldn't, other than its the Age of Obama and we should all be in peaceful harmony... unless of course your opinion is different than the majority, then you don't get to take part in the harmony.

I thought Obama was the great uniter? Where was his speech supporting the rights of the protesters to believe what they like? Did he misplace that teleprompter? I thought he wanted to be bi-partisan, so where's his speech saying that he will take the complaints into consideration? Why is he not decrying the vitriol against Conservatives and telling us we need to come together? He said a lot of that during the election, so I'm wondering if he's changed his mind yet.

Of course, the same tune I keep hearing is that "Conservatives can't handle loosing an election, and now they've got their panties in a bunch." This of course, is insanity from the start. Does anyone remember the rabid outrage of the left in 2004 when they lost their election? When no one thought a bigger idiot that George W. Bush could be found, then the Democrats nominated John Kerry? The bigotry & hatred flying from the mouths of liberals because someone had an opinion different than theirs? How dare their neighbors not conform to their exact opinions! I mean, I've heard of people no longer speaking to conservative friends because they voted for Bush. I, for one, did not abandon any of my friends that voted for Obama, and openly accept anyone, regardless of their opinions on political matters.

In decades past, it’s been acceptable to cast blanket hate on people for any number of reasons. For a while it was because they were black, or Irish, then because they were Japanese. Later Jews, Muslims, Christians, & Mexicans all felt the fire of hate based on their beliefs or physical attributes. Women spent DECADES fighting for equal rights that should have been theirs from the start. The new acceptable whipping boy? Conservatives. Republican, libertarian, whatever the case may be. Why does someone need to judge me based on my beliefs when I don't cast the same judgment on others? Why is it acceptable to look down on me for whom I support, but it would be outrageous if I look down on someone else for supporting Obama? If CNN was broadcasting footage of their reporters openly harassing women at a feminist rally, they would be destroyed. Don Imus made a degrading JOKE about black female basketball players & damn near lost his career. Anderson Cooper gets on CNN and insults conservatives in ways that would make Ann Coulter blush, and everyone shrugs it off like its nothing.

Listen, I'm not trying to get down on any one person in particular. I'm just trying to explain what's going on, and hopefully break through the lack of common sense that seems to surround the political sphere at the moment. 9/10 of the signs at these Tea Parties were about the tax system or the constitution. I've been to anti-war rallies, seen anti-Bush rallies, and seen the displays the left puts on. Their signs are all about how big Bush's ears are, how he tripped up on a few words, how he was the village idiot, or how they hoped Cheney had a heart attack. I mean, if I went around saying "I hope someone pops Michelle" I'd prolly be strung up within the hour. Its outright hypocrisy and discrimination against opposing ideals. Just as bad as discriminating against someone for which deity or book they believe in.

All I'm saying is, is it that hard to tolerate that someone has a different opinion than you? Obama won the election. You got your way, and you got what you wanted. We're just trying to make sure that our voice is still heard in our democratic country, the same thing that liberals did for the 8 years before.