"Tea Party" Protests
The media has generally been glossing over the "Tea Party" anti-tax protest. For reference, here's a map of the currently scheduled protests, most on April 15th:
More accurately, that picture is the first page of them listed on Google Maps - there are a lot more (100+ - I don't know how to make Google count them or to embed a live Google Map, if that's possible). So far, the media doesn't seem to have quite twigged to the scale of nationwide protest that is planned for Tax Day. Gingrich has warned that this could result in a real third party 2012 if Republicans don't return to their fiscal conservative roots. I think he's right.
More accurately, that picture is the first page of them listed on Google Maps - there are a lot more (100+ - I don't know how to make Google count them or to embed a live Google Map, if that's possible). So far, the media doesn't seem to have quite twigged to the scale of nationwide protest that is planned for Tax Day. Gingrich has warned that this could result in a real third party 2012 if Republicans don't return to their fiscal conservative roots. I think he's right.