Local citizens attend Tea Party at Capitol. The Miller County Liberal (in name only) could be the only liberal newspaper that reported one of the biggest rallies ever at our U.S. Capitol's history.

Though crowd estimates vary from as low as 60,000 to 70,000 according to ABC News to a high of two million by London Daily Mail, photographs and videos of the march and rally demonstrated its enormity.

The taxpayers stormed Washington, D.C., taking their fight against excessive spending, bailouts, growth of big government and soaring deficits to the front door of the U.S. Capitol.

This entire week citizens had been heading to the Hill by the busloads, carloads and trains for the march last Saturday. The Tea Party Patriots' "Tea Party Express" national bus tour has been hosting a series of tea party rallies all across the nation. A caravan of buses, speakers and entertainers arrived in Washington, D.C., just in time for the march. These taxpayers have paid their own way to the event. Not one dime of stimulus or government taxes paid their way.

(Front, L-R))Becky Worsham, Joan Burke, Brenda Bowen, Barbara Chandler , Mar ia Ricket son; (back)Wayne Worsham and Carlous Chandler Greenville, Alabama.) The White House said Friday it was unaware of the rally. President Obama traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., to promote his healthcare plans at a rally there.

One of the protesters said, "If he (the President) didn't know we were coming, it's no wonder so many taxpayers showed up on Pennsylvania Avenue to protest a government takeover of health care in this nation and didn't know a crowd of a million or two would be on his front door steps." The crowd ran out of room, and the march was forced to begin early.

Saturday, September 12, brought a million or more to Washington, D.C. to protest and march against most of what President Obama is for. Some news reports estimated from two million "tea party" citizens to tens of thousands marching down Pennsylvania Avenue protesting against the proposed health care reform by President Barrack Hussein Obama.

Kirk Jenkins of Colquitt, stated, "I was somewhat disappointed last week when not one person from Colquitt would or could go with us to Washington D.C. I understand we all have very busy lives, but if we don't wake up, pay attention, and do something about the way our leaders are leading, we will all be in a mess. I was even more disappointed in the fact that not one person we talked to on the way up there knew anything about the march or even the huge ACORN scandal that had just broke into the news. It's like all of America is asleep. I have had people tell me that they don't watch the news any more because it makes them depressed or angry. This is the reason we are in the mess we are in now; people, maybe it's time we got angry. We have sat back in our recliners too long and let these people get elected. We have no one to blame but ourselves. On the other hand, the rally in Washington was very encouraging. The line of people stretched over a mile long and wide enough to fill a four lane highway. There seemed to be at least a million people there. It was great to be with that many people wanting to fight for our freedom. This is not about being Democrat or Republican, white or black, Asian or Mexican, male or female, rich or poor, it's about being American and being free, and if we the people do not stand and fight, our freedoms are slowly and methodically going to be taken away from us. So even if you cannot make a trip to Washington, please get involved somehow. Write your congressman, go to the local tea party events, help campaign for the good guys, and stay informed about what is going on in your country. Remember as for right now we the people are still the boss."

Joan Burke said, "The March on Washington was just awesome, so nice to see that many people in one historic place come together for same goal. Another great feeling involved going through the airport and meeting soldiers. As I thanked them for their service they would read my shirt that said I Marched on Washington. They would then give me a thumbs up sign! I would really feel proud knowing what they have been through, which is so much more than what I just did."

Becky Worsham of Donaldsonville wrote, "I wanted to give everyone a short update on the March on Washington this past Saturday. Myself and eight other people traveled to Washington, D.C. for this historic event. It was awesome. No other way to describe it. I want to thank my husband Wayne Worsham, Joan Burke, Barbara Chandler, Carlous Chandler, Brenda Bowen, Maria Ricketson, Kirk Jenkins and Don Paul for taking the time and effort to make this trip. All of you need to feel so encouraged that there are people fighting out there (just like us) to bring this country back to what it used to be. For those of you who have been to D.C. the protesters stretched all the way from the capital building back to the mall area, which is an eight block area! (And these are not small blocks like we have here in south Georgia!) Our group was very lucky and actually had a spot on the lawn of the Capitol building itself!

The speakers were out of this world! And I will be honest with you - I think that all of the black speakers were great. They told it just like it is - this was not a Republican/Democrat thing, a black/white thing, etc. but just an American thing we are doing. Rep. Mike Pence from Indiana was also very good.

We have to take a cue from our president and Congress (who seem so intent to ram everything through because it just has to be done right now), and we must act swiftly and boldly before it is too late! But our actions will have a motivating force that their actions do not - love of country and patriotism. We are doing this for the right reasons and not for personal gain. Get ready for action, guys! No more sitting on the sidelines letting someone else lead the way!"

The Capitol was rocked last Saturday by a taxpayer march and rally that could be the biggest protest ever - potentially dwarfing the Million Man March and the Promise Keepers Rally.

The taxpayers stormed Washington, D.C., today, taking their fight against excessive spending, bailouts, growth of big government and soaring deficits to the front door of the U.S. Capitol.

All week citizens have been heading to the Hill by the bus loads for the showdown Saturday. The Tea Party Patriots' "Tea Party Express" national bus tour has been hosting a series of tea party rallies all across the nation. A caravan of buses, speakers and entertainers arrived in Washington, D.C., just in time for the march. The taxpayers have paid their own way to the event.

The White House said Friday it was unaware of the rally. President Obama has traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., to promote his health-care plans at a rally there.

The people of these United States should thank those who took their time, money and efforts to represent the rest of the 200 million plus voters who think that our national leaders have lost it by spending and taking over what was once a great place to work and live.