Giving O'Malley and his Cronies a Piece of Our Minds

"You Tax We AXE"

"Public Servants, My Ass"

"I have a Deficit, too. Don't raise my taxes Bro!"

"We're not your personal ATM machine"

"Bring Back Ehrlich"

"N'O Malley NO More"

These were just a few of the signs that waved as several thousand (not hundred as the liberal local media would have you believe) people gathered last night in Annapolis to protest the excessive spending and tax increases that have left Maryland in a huge deficit. And citizens from both sides of the isle are fired up. And what is so great is that this rally was not organized by a political figure as some sort of a publicity stunt. It's groups of concerned and fed up citizens who come together and want their voices not only heard... but listened to.

If you missed the local coverage... even though it was pretty bias and really tried hard to minimize the impact of a rally like this, check out this CLIP and see some of the other signs (and people) involved... you might see someone you recognize!

People all over the state are losing their jobs, taking pay cuts and having their hours reduced. And yet, these sleaze balls who spend our tax dollars, run our state, our counties and our cities are demanding that we give them MORE money. More money to fix the deficit they created because they weren't responsible with the money we gave them in the first place. And as if that wasn't enough highway robbery, you've got Mayor Dixon stealing gift cards from the poor.

It's time for change. Not Obama's change. Hell no. We need a people's change... a people's revolution. We need to change our activism style. It's not enough to sit on your couch and roll your eyes at the TV anymore. It's not enough to whine about your taxes to your friends after you've mailed them off. It's probably not even enough to send your representatives an occasional letter.

If you're not happy about the status quo in this state... get up and DO something. Find a candidate you believe in and get involved in their campaign. Go to a rally. Start a political bog. Make a sign. Write a check to an organization or candidate you believe in. Join your local republican club. If you're not a republican, but you're not happy with your current state and local officials... LET THEM KNOW! It probably means more coming from you registered DEMs anyway. And then do some research and find a candidate to support who's a little more fiscally conservative.

So, what got our country, and our state especially, into huge debt and full of greedy, self-serving politicians? Everyday citizens who sat by and thought someone else would address the issue. Well, they won't. You can't depend on anyone else to bring about the change you want. This is your country... your state... your future... and if you don't take charge of it, shame on you and your laziness.

Remember your US History class from waaaay back when in high school? Remember how passionate people were? Remember Thomas Jefferson? Well, he thought a lot about liberty and what it meant to fight for one's beliefs even if the odds seemed stacked against him. In March of 1811 (200 years ago and still relevant) he said:

"The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. We ought, for so dear a state, to sacrifice every attachment and every enmity."