Lynn Walsh

A story written for the Buckeye Institute:

Center of the Lawn and “Tea’d Off!”
Monday, April 20th, 2009 By Lynn Walsh

We may not be in Boston but that didn’t stop more than 7,000 people from crowding the Statehouse steps April 15, 2009 for a “Columbus Tea Party.” Tea Party protests popped up all over the country on tax day and the one here in Columbus was not that different. What was different here though was the reasoning behind the protest. Traditionally Tea Party protests on tax day are used to protest just that, taxes. Here in Columbus people were less concerned about taxes and more concerned about government spending. The crowd was angry, scared, and most of all passionate. Most expressed their anger over the various stimulus bills passed by both President Bush and President Obama. Others were angry about other issues including the bailout and an Obama Presidency.

No matter which side you are on, the left, the right, or in the middle, seeing a crowd that size is democracy at its best. See the Columbus Tea Party for yourself by clicking on the link above.