After attending a local Tea Party last week, just to check it out, I was left with a much clearer view of just what they sit for and why I feel it's necessary to stand up to them - and for them. While I found some very general likability’s about the way ordinary Americans are organizing, I was still lamenting that so many of their views were so adversarial.
As I drank my coffee on the way in, I was thinking to myself how symbolic it was that I had a somewhat polar opposite drink in my hand for a "tea" party; an almost entirely different philosophy was presented, all while at the gut level, my political belly was left warm and full.
In fact, I remember thinking, "Why can't there be a coffee party for guys like me to go to?"
As it turns out, there must be. I was not the only one thinking this in late February. By early this month, I had discovered something called the Coffee Party movement. As soon as I heard of it, I was astounded at how an idea was at the same time spreading rapidly online. They've organized a National Coffee Party Kickoff slated for this coming Saturday.
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