I do not believe this is about parties but rather it is about political power. Americans by the millions are reacting to the shift of power from the people to the government. The federal government is a prime target but so to are state and local governments.

I believe there are two key voices today that have a growing audience - Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Rush is a conservative in the image of Barry Goldwater, William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan. Glenn Beck is not a political ideologue. He is a common man trying to make common sense out of what is going on in America. Rush appeals to conservatives; Glenn appeals to independents and conservative Democrats. Glenn likes to quote Thomas Jefferson with phrases like "question boldly". Glenn's book is a remake of Thomas Payne's Common Sense. These two men, while powerful in their messages, are cut from different pieces of wood. They both however have one goal in common, protecting at all costs the Republic, American sovereignty and the free market system in America.

This is not about political parties as Glenn and Rush are attacking both parties. Surveys, which I do not like, are showing a growing movement to throw all the bums out. The issues are: the deficit, out of control government spending and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These issues cannot be addressed, let alone solved, without an epiphany in political thought.

That is my contribution to this thread.

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