A fabulous day, a ton of people.  We started moving down Pennsylvania Avenue about 10:30 am.  There was a huge crowd in front and uncounted numbers behind us.  I saw people from everywhere, all ages all professions and some really great signs and banners.  I was travleing with the North Georgia912 group(part of the Tea Party at large).  I think we have settled on a million and a half participants.  At 2 pm they were still marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.  All you could see were people, signs and banners.  I ended up on the mall in between fourth and seventh street and people were still coming fast.  Everyone was in a good mood and the roars of the crowd echoed off the buildings at times.  Me, I fulfilled my wish of just being there to show support I also walked down to the White House and with my megaphone at full blast let it all go.  A year and a half of pent up frustration with the insanity in Washington.  I knew Obama wasn't there and I was alone with a bunch of tourists but I didn't care.  I said a lot of things, mostly my reaction to news over the past year.  I do remember how I started "Can you hear me now".  I asked how come the staff couldn't pay their taxes.  I asked why we needed another giant agency to "fix" health care.  I asked about the birth certificate and suggested he should just show it during one of his many speeches.  I told the building I had read the "bill" and asked how come we have to form a commission to study the health care reform needs when they should know them already.  I also said I wanted them to gut the budget as we are bankrupt.  I asked do you know what phyric victory meant and answered - It means you are the king of a pile of crap!!.  I asked about Frank Rich and the forty million he made at Fannie Mae.  I asked what they wanted to do about homeowners who bought their homes the traditional way but are now losing them because they lost their jobs or have had pay cuts.  I am just barely holding my own with a roomate and that I was angry they were helping those who bought homes they couldn't affored with ARMs.  How was that fair to me? I also asked about the apology owed me for being called a racist nazi, for being considered ignorant and a fool.

 

Anyway,  It really felt good to get that off my chest.  I also want to point out that this was not a "fringe group"  There were everyday people there who are angry and appalled with the actions of the current administration and congress at that protest.