Yesterday's Boston Herald posted an article about the Tea Party Express (featuring Sarah Palin) visit to Boston yesterday. Her basic message is simple--lower taxes so Americans can keep more of what they earn and "drill, baby, drill." The Tea Party Express began its journey across America on March 27th at Searchlight, Nevada, and will conclude today in Washington, D, C. Their basic goal is lower taxes for Americans. As they tour, they highlight those Congressmen in Washington who have voted to increase taxes and government.
The basic message on the Tea Party website, Tea Party Express, is "Just Vote Them Out." That's not a bad place to start, but I think the real solution to the current American political morass is term limits. Congressmen should be sent home after one of two terms and forced to live under the laws they pass. They should not be exempt from any legislation they are responsible for. The Founding Fathers envisioned a 'citizen legislature' that would serve the public for a short while and then return to their previous occupation. Unfortunately, too many people in our government today have no previous occupation and do not understand how the laws they pass impact the average American.
On a personal note, through a series of unplanned events, I heard Sarah Palin speak in upstate New York last year. My husband and I were there for a family wedding and just happened to stay in a hotel across the street from where she was speaking. She is a charismatic speaker who draws a large crowd. Sitting next to us was a group of college students who were totally impressed by what she said. I feel that the media has attempted to do a hatchet job on her personally and that they have been somewhat successful. I am not sure what impact that will have on any political plans she may have for the future. She was a successful governor of the State of Alaska and a successful small-town mayor, and I feel that she has a contribution to make in American politics. She stood up to oil industry special interests as governor of Alaska and seems to have a good understanding of how energy policy works. I'm not sure she is a viable candidate, but if a Republican becomes President in the near future, he (or she) would be smart to include Sarah Palin in his Cabinet.
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