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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWe've now had almost a week to let the dust settle on the Tax Day Tea Parties. They were definitely fun, but now that it's over, the question is whether they provide an effective template for moving forward. Did they make an impact or merely a scene? The jury is still out. On one hand, there was a certain lack of cohesion (yes, these were, after all, grassroots events). All of the signs were handmade, everybody had their own message, and there didn't seem to be a simple message uniting the protesters.Sure -- they were all really mad at big government, but simple venting never accomplished ...
The Liberal 'Tea Party Conspiracy Theory' That Wasn't
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIn an effort to discredit the national Tax Day Tea Party movement, liberal bloggers and pundits are arguing these protests are not spontaneous, but rather, the product of an organized effort by "evil rich conservatives". In short, liberals bloggers and pundits are advocating a conspiracy theory.For various reasons (mostly good ), conservative leaders, think tanks, and organizations are not capable of organizing an event of this magnitude -- even if they tried. In that regard, liberals are actually giving conservative leaders too much credit.To use a simple analogy, to the extent this as a ...
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