Protests against Washington spending took place in more than 700 US cities Wednesday:
"With protests in more than 700 US cities Wednesday, and perhaps over 100,000 Americans taking part, it's clear that a populist counterpoint is expanding to protest what they see as Washington profligacy. They're zeroing in on corporate bailouts, a historic stimulus package, and a budget that could add trillions of dollars to the already massive US deficit. Critics call tea partiers an irrational minority, their movement a sign of a conservative power vacuum. Yet the impressive organizing effort styled in many ways like the Democratic social-networking playbook that worked so well last fall does indicate to some experts that the Tea Parties could have an effect on the body politic." Read more: 'Tea Party protests: Could they rally change in government?' By Patrik Jonsson Christian Science Monitor, April 16, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/dmapfw
