February 8, 2010
Written by on February 08, 2010, 08:34 AM
Tea parties are a new Great Awakening
 Washington Examiner (Glenn Reynolds) - This past weekend's National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tenn., made it clear that the Tea Party movement is part of something bigger: America's Third Great Awakening. America's prior Great Awakenings, in the 18th and 19th centuries, were religious in nature. Unimpressed with self- serving, ossified and often corrupt religious institutions, Americans responded with a bottom-up reassertion of faith and independence. This time, it's different. It's not America's churches and seminaries that are in trouble: It's America's politicians and parties. They've grown corrupt, venal and out-of-touch with the values, and the people, whom they're supposed to represent. So the people, once again, are reasserting themselves. Thoughts on the National Tea Party Convention and Sarah Palin RedState.com – Blogger Erick Erickson attended this weekend’s National Tea Party Convention and witnessed Sarah Palin’s keynote address on Saturday night – and here, shares his candid thoughts on both. Erickson had been skeptical of the organizers’ ‘for profit’ intentions going into the visit (and still is, somewhat), but he also saw some hope from the attendees themselves that the movement will prosper – and that Sarah Palin’s prominence on the national stage will only increase because of it. Read more. Populist Constitutionalism and the Tea Party American Thinker – Larrey Anderson examines the history of populist movements, and concludes the one currently taking shape in America (the Tea Party movement) is different from the others because it is based solely on the Constitution itself. Anderson argues that the Tea Party movement does not need a charismatic leader or a single issue to stir the grassroots into action – it’s a love and respect for the Constitution that’s got people motivated, and it will continue to grow as the people educate themselves as to the document’s true meaning. Read more. Palin: President run may be ‘right thing’ Washington Times – Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on FOX News on Sunday and hinted that she may be considering a presidential run in 2012, if she feels that she could help the country through these tough political times. Not surprisingly, Palin said Pres. Obama would not be re-elected if the vote was held today, and that politicians in Washington are so unpopular because they’re not listening to Americans’ calls for limited government and more freedom. Read more. Rep. Paul Ryan’s ‘roadmap’ would restore fiscal sanity Human Events – Jed Babbin writes of a conservative alternative to the massive spending propagated under the Bush and Obama Administrations, namely Rep. Paul Ryan’s ‘roadmap,’ which is a serious proposal to return the federal government to some semblance of fiscal sanity. Babbin says Ryan’s plan isn’t perfect, but it’s a starting point in a national discussion that Americans need to have with elected officials – how to reduce the size of government and start living within our means. Read more. How Conservatives used social networking to organize out of the wilderness Business Media Institute -"If you’re a follower of conservative politics and a user of the social networking tool Twitter, you’ve probably noticed the use of “#tcot,” for “top conservatives on Twitter” associated with certain posts dealing with politics." Scott Brown to stump for John McCain ArizonaCentral.com - As expected, newly elected Republican Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown leans more to the Big Government side of the Republican tent, as his recently announced support for John McCain over conservative J.D. Hayworth in the Arizona Senate Primary indicates. New Comment |
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