Tea Party in Charleston

One of these days I'm going to have to go to one of these rallies.  I would have gone today but like most affected by this recession, I had to work.  I have been amazingly busy these past couple of weeks writing health insurance policies for mostly individuals and families.  Some would not think that insurance would be a busy industry after the reform bill had past but it really has.

I have been following this Tea Party movement and I am very excited to see people standing up for individual freedoms that don't exactly line up with right or left ideologies.  I came across the Charleston Tea Party website and they met at the Custom House downtown today for the April 15 tax day rally.  They haven't posted any photos yet but I'm sure they did get some attention from some of the leadership today.

You see, the Tea Party is a movement that is tired of the way things have been going for so long and they are not lining up behind the GOP.  This movement is really rattling politicians cages and I love it.  One of the ways I think people can grasp where this party stands is by this image.

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I posted a while ago on what it means to be a Libertarian.  I think this explains what I'm getting at.  Feel free to comment about what this means to you.

What is a Libertarian?

I came across a great video of an interview with John Stossel, a self acclaimed Libertarian, and thought that I'd share it.  I lean towards these views as well and try to avoid the conservative label.  I do not agree with all conservative views, although I do agree with pro-life and believe in the institution of marriage of the opposite sex.  Libertarian is explained in the interview and I think we all could learn more about what it is we want from the American government by watching it. After the 3rd minute it starts to go off on a tangent so you don't have to watch past that.