(Note: Following are the edited remarks of Joseph G. Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center, at an April 15, 2009, TEA Party on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse.)
Some elite commentators, including Paul Krugman in The New York Times, have been making fun of you, and the TEA Parties happening around the country. They've compared what we're doing to peasant revolts. (I see some of you brought your pitchforks and torches. Be careful with those, don't hurt anybody.)
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A nonpartisan research and educational organization devoted to improving the quality of life for all Michigan citizens by promoting sound solutions to state...Your words...
I'm disappointed. I came to your sight to see your thoughts about the future of Michigan. Instead I see a platform for Republicans. Just say "No!"
Really? Platform for Repubs?
One would have to believe that the Republicans are solidly promoting free market, limited government principles to believe that. Needless to say, they are not, and when either party veers from those principles they get no love from us, because we never veer.
Check out this:
Us vs. Them: The People and the Political Class
http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=10313
"The fundamental problem facing our nation is that true representative government has been supplanted by an inbred, self-serving, self-perpetuating, bipartisan political class that does not represent the people."
Or any issue of this: Michigan Capitol Confidential
http://secure.mackinac.org/pubs/mcc/
And this:
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