21st century Tea Party

Yay! It's tax day! To celebrate, protesters around the country have organized "Tea Parties" to protest Obama administration spending policies. According to ABC News, 750 such parties will take place around the country. The protests have largely been grass roots organized via social networking websites.

Only problem is, according to a recent gallop poll, more Americans think they are being taxed just right than not. This has happened once since 1956, and that was in 2003.

The protesters will be primarily conservatives and the national media, other than fox news, will give token coverage with little substance. In the grand scheme of things, this protest is inconsequential and will change nothing. Those involved are spinning their wheels and getting nowhere.

Where the Tea Party protests may find importance is that the Republican Party has been scrambling to develop an online precense since the 2008 elections. In the months leading up to the Nov. 2008, the Democratic party focused significantly more time and energy on social networking sights, youtube, and the internet in general. And the election reflected that.

These protests may provide a cornerstone for the Republican party in the Facebook and Twitter world. It would be a cornerstone they desparately need if they want to compete with the Democratic party for young voters in upcoming elections.