"So, are you going to the tea party?" my dad asked me when I came home from school last night. And then I realized that it was the TEA Party: Taxed Enough Already Party.

When I got to downtown Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square, the amount of people who was there was staggering. Six thousand people, ranging in ages from six months to over seventy years old were gathered in the plaza, holding signs protesting the over-spending of the Government, and how much of a mistake we made by electing Obama into office.

The speakers in the center of it all were talking about community, having a barbecue with our neighbors, and to begin talking about the issues. Calling our government and telling them we aren't happy with them, and giving them a taste of our dislike of their level of spending.

Another thing the announcer said was that this wasn't just a Republican meeting. It was a Democrat protest. It was for everyone, because this effects everyone.

This is no longer one war. It's all of ours.