I just returned from the Bellevue, WA tea party rally.

Between 500 and 1,000 people attended the Tea Party in Bellevue. It was a lot of fun!

I observed the following:

• Very loud, powerful rejection of the idea of a state income tax and taxation in general: property taxes, excise taxes, etc.
• Lots of love on the liberty and constitution.
• Most people were libertarian/non-partisan, but partisan sentiment did exist:
  • Repeated attempts to assert the non-partisan nature that went over well.
  • Partisan attacks usually began with an apology, “I know this is not a partisan event but…”
  • Partisan flavor was almost all Republican/Conservative.
  • Far less excitement over partisan attempts to criticize Obama (ie, he’s weak on foreign policy type comments) than on criticism of debt, spending and taxation.

I plan to attend the rally in Seattle this afternoon. I hope to see some of you there!

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