The combination of the two is scaring the bejabbers out of the left because it has the potential to change the political momentum in the country. So much so that Paul Krugman was dispatched by the New York Times to try and quench it.

And the Huffington Post is linking what it calls ‘Tea Bag Terror’ to the rallies

I think it is fair to say that the protests have gotten the attention of the left and the right.

The question is, will it work? Will an anti-tax rally shift the political debate at a time fewer Americans seem to care about taxes because of Republican success at lowering them? A very interesting article on this from Pollster.com, The Irony of Tax Cuts.

just look at the speakers for the various events

The speakers here consist of one local talk radio host and the rest will be regular citizens. No politicians allowed. I believe the same rules will be applied in St. Louis which is expected to draw in excess of 5,000 people. I think the only blanket statement you can make about tomorrow's protests is that most of them are being run by local volunteers so the format will vary from city to city.

I was reading some of the comments at the Tax Day -- Tea Party website & lots of participants from all around the state are posting. Oregon is uber-liberal, yet people
are really getting involved and talking about taking back
our country.