by Thomas Craig

Last night I attended a Tea Party protest in Times Square.  The event was full of good music, great speakers, and a passionate crowd.  I'll post some of the photos I took shortly.  If I had to guess the amount of people who attended, I would probably number it somewhere around six-hundred (of course that is just my guess).  What bothered me was that in a city of twelve million, there was not even enough people to fill up the entire block.  I don't believe that even in a city this liberal, there are not millions of people who are fed up with the way our government works. 

I came across a great quote this morning which represents my thoughts on this.  Rus Walton once said about the difference between our generation and that of our Founding Fathers, "Some claim such spirit is gone from America. That we no longer care enough to pay the price for freedom under God. That we are more enamored with expediency than excellence, more concerned with comfort than courage. That the goodness and glory of this land were of yesterday -- but not of today or tomorrow . . . that we will continue to shun the statesman and the sage and embrace the politician. It is for us . . . it is our task . . . to prove such naysayers wrong. Let this be our declaration."

As we approach our Nation's birthday, we should all consider what it is that we can possibly do to better America.  Clearly, our government has drifted far in it's power and scope from the original intent of our Founding Fathers.  We should all enjoy the holiday and when we return to our lives on Monday, we should take action in one form or another.  Call your representative.  Start a Tea Party protest in your area.  Heck, start a blog and share it with as many people as you can.  Last night I had the honor of standing with true patriots and I saw the anger and desire which filled them head to toe.  It is the same fire, which I imagine, ran rampant through the Colonies and inspired the birth of our country.  It is time that we got off our couches and took real action.  Many before us have sacrificed and it is up to us to make sure that their purpose remains justified and alive.  How will our children think of us in years to come?  Will they thank us for our sacrifices or will they wonder why we sat by and did nothing as our government took more and more control.