how did Jimmy Carter become president against a Kennedy?
Laura wrote on Apr 21, 2009 9:06 AM:” Reading through some of the comments it is obvious that some of you oppose the Tea Parties due to their timing and would have gone had Bush still been in office. You recognize the problems with government spending prior to Obama but dismiss it now that Obama is President. Obama’s platform was change, but he is not only continuing what past administrations have done he is taking it even further. Some comments come across as though it was the Dems that elected Obama, think again. Many, from all parties felt Obama was the new face of government, a leader that would remove corruption, stop lobbyists and special interests from having such a voice and use the line item veto. A President that would return government to the people, operate with transparency and stop uncontrolled spending. Why the Tea Parties now? Because Obama is a politician first and he hasn’t followed through with the change many who voted for him envisioned. Sure we are seeing change;
