I am incredibly disheartened by the president’s proposed budget… as we move ever closer to the point where a majority figures out it can vote itself goodies paid for disproportionately by a minority, and so we lose most checks on the system. But I suppose it doesn’t do much good to wallow in my despair over it. Instead, I’m going to focus on the one bright note — the series of tea parties being held all over the country today and tomorrow to protest the wasteful spending. Yep, folks are gathering in front of city halls and state legislatures to complain about the stimulus package and the budget. And yes, since many of these folks are libertarian types, they weren’t too happy about big government (TARP, prescription drug benefit, etc.) under George Bush either. Government spending as a percentage of GDP continues to rise — time to throw some tea overboard and get mad.