The thing is that most conservatives aren't protesters by nature. For most of the people going out today it will be their first time, ever. DH and I are in our 40's (sob) and we've NEVER been moved to be political like we are now. We didn't like Clinton, for example, but there are always going to be politicians you don't like. The country moves left and right. And those who say we're hypocrites because we haven't protested every. little. thing. we don't like about (presumably) are own party and theirs are the same ones accusing us of being whiners and tantrum-throwers now that we're heading out for the first time. We can't win with them so it's best to ignore them, I think. lol!
I don't know anyone who is protesting because they "hate" Obama.
My husband and I didn't like Clinton, either, but we're just not protesters by nature. What is different now is how far Obama and Pelosi and co. are grabbing power and changing this country. The effects will be felt for years to come and I'm not sure we can recover financially.
For example:
The cumulative deficit from 2010 to 2019 under the President’s proposals would total $9.3 trillion, compared with a cumulative deficit of $4.4 trillion projected under the current-law assumptions embodied in CBO’s baseline. Debt held by the public would rise, from 41 percent of GDP in 2008 to 57 percent in 2009 and then to 82 percent of GDP by 2019 (compared with 56 percent of GDP in that year under baseline assumptions)
Director’s Blog Blog Archive Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget
I don't know why everyone, short of those who are extremely far-left, isn't out there protesting, writing to their elected officials, trying to stop this.
We should all get together, moderates, GOP'ers, Libertarians, Independents, Dems who are near the center - and toss these far lefties out on their bums!
And, frankly, I think that is what the current Administration is afraid of and why they put out that Dep't. of Homeland Security warning about us. We're peaceful protestors, conservatives with sharpie-pen signs for the most part :roll: and they're demonizing us!