<Annapolis Tea Partiers

After the wild success of yesterday's Taxpayer Tea Parties, the Left has made some bewildering comments in the aftermath. Gov. O'Malley was on vacation (must be nice!), but his aide Rick Abbruzzese commented that "the angry sentiment at tea parties comes from a general anxiety about the economy and misinformation from conservative talk radio."

"Anxiety" would be the understatement of the year. I would say "terrified" or "fearful" about the handling of the economy would be more accurate.

Speaker of the House Michael Busch (D-30) also made some ridiculous statements today. For some reason he thinks that "the vast majority of their (the protesters') aggravation is with the federal government who doesn't have to balance their budget, and who initiated the bailouts," and adds "that with the state's balanced budget and AAA-bond rating the protesters should be proud to live in Maryland."

I am not sure which tea parties Speaker Busch attended, but it must not have been any one of the 11 that happened in Maryland yesterday! Apparently he feels like he is exonerated for the shenanigans that have been going on in Annapolis for years. Much of the ire was aimed directly at the leadership in Annapolis.

And on a national level, CNN, MSNBC and other networks have resorted to making crude insults in an attempt to change the subject.

The left was completely taken off-guard at the attendance and fervor of yesterday's events. In order to keep the pressure on Annapolis, we must continue the Tea Party movement. This has to be the beginning, not the end, in order for us to be successful.