An alternative to bickering

As every student who hasn't had their head stuck in the freezer since September knows, the "National Tea Party Movement" is quickly becoming a serious entity in the political arena. The fact is that millions of    Americans no longer trust the pledges and commitments of either political party (Democrat or Republican).

Americans are just outraged and sick of the empty promises and political stances of those in power that deviate as frequently as my toilet paper preference. These very same Americans came together to form what is now known as the National Tea Party Movement.

Though a large portion of this movement happens to be contrived of Americans who voted for the Republican ticket during November, 2008, some Democrats, tired of dealing with the childish bickering and squabbling amongst own their party, have joined the Tea Party Movement as well.

And the same goes for the Tea Party-loyal Republicans, many of whom also side with the Tea Party because of the divisive atmosphere in their own party. The House and Senate are constantly gridlocked on just about every bill being put through the  Congress's long legislative process as a direct result of both parties refusing to compromise.

The National Tea Party movement represents a rapidly growing hunger for common sense and compromise, which lacks in our battered political system. It has very little, if nothing, to do with conservative or liberal ideologies being placed into fruition; but everything to do with our government actually being of any use to you and me.

By the masses, more people (realizing this aforementioned purpose) are jumping onto this bandwagon. And if it gets large enough, it could quite possibly become a new political party in itself and could have a substantial influence on future elected officials in our government. And indeed, it very possibly already has.

As most everyone reading this is already aware, Sarah Palin is seen as the "ringleader" for this movement because of her steadfast beliefs and her actions of holding true to those beliefs, which I won't delve into now. And like it or not, she is someone of character and action whom many Americans can identify with; and it is because of our seemingly useless government that Americans so desperately crave common sense, a government that actually gets things done for us, and a leader who hasn't been immersed into the Barnum and Bailey environment of Washington.