It was a new rally and I expected only 4-6 people to be there. The count was more like 25 and the response by the people in traffic was quite rousing, with waves of horn honks and thumbs up. Some people took pictures including one guy who risked being rear-ended when he stopped in moving traffic to get photos. My favorite response was from a few people who yelled out, "Thank you!" Of course there were some negative responses too, a few thumbs down or shouts at the group.
I'm a wallflower and since most of my friends and co-workers are liberal, I tend to keep my political opinions mostly to myself. I've written letters to my political representatives, but this is the first foray into being part of any demonstration. It's about time! It won't be the last.
There are many issues that have caused me to turn off the TV and get out of the armchair and onto the street. The issue for me today is government health care. I believe that government health care must be stopped; the result of this program will be a total disaster to our country. One elderly lady's sign at the roadside rally today said it best: Govt Health Care, Shovel-Ready for Seniors.
The government program is designed, over time, put all Americans onto a one-payer government program. This is exactly what Obama stated he wanted to his special interest groups but which he denies now. It will destroy the best health care system in the world and overwelm the system. Once that happens there will be drastic health care rationing, all decided by radical czars subscribing to eugenics philosophy and methods. Three of these people are heath care advisors and regulators already in the Obama White House.
None of this is being shown in the media or allowed to be part of the health care discussion. I urge people to view this video in it's entirety and to consider that there might just be more going on that should be brought to light before we allow programs to be signed into law that will affect all of our lives.