Ironically, much of the Tea Party leadership is made up of a new generation of powerful conservative women.
The truth is that Tea Party women are leading the charge to tackle the fundamental problems brought on by the ever-expanding Big Government agenda. Women are not only the most protective of loved ones. They are also the most familiar with how policies will affect their family on a micro level.
So, whether it's talking to their communities, organizing volunteers and campaigning, or leading their states out of the shackles of overwhelming debt and stagnating job growth — women are fighting to take our country back.
Looking back, it was just 3-1/2 short years ago that I was a stay-at-home mom fed up with the out-of-control spending in Washington. I was sick and tired of yelling and screaming at my television and radio and decided to get off my couch and do something about my frustration.
I found a way to channel my frustration into political action. I was one of the founding 22 mothers and fathers of the modern-day Tea Party movement that organized the first Tea Party rallies following Rick Santelli's seminal rant at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Since then I have given my life to this movement because I could not look my daughter in the eyes without knowing I had an opportunity to stop the policies that were destroying our country.
The Tea Party movement, along with my role as chairwoman of Tea Party Express, the nation's largest Tea Party political action committee, has given me a voice. But I am just one of many stories.
Leading Ladies
Gov. Sarah Palin has become a rock star in the Tea Party movement and a powerful voice for the conservative cause. Rep. Michele Bachmann is a loud voice for the Tea Party movement in the House and was the founder of the Tea Party Caucus there.
The movement has also given rise to now-prominent bloggers and commentators such as Tabitha Hale, who is revolutionizing online citizen activism, and Dana Loesch, who has become a powerful voice on radio and television.
There are other powerful Tea Party women that were elected in 2010 against all odds. Gov. Nikki Haley in South Carolina and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in Wisconsin rode a wave of Tea Party momentum to victory.
These leaders have epitomized the ambitions of the Tea Party and women's role in the movement. They have helped lead their states by cutting wasteful spending and creating a business-friendly environment that allows for real job growth.
Palin described herself as being a "mama grizzly." Well, that's how I would describe every conservative woman who's part of the Tea Party movement.
The left and its Big Government, big-spending, big-debt policies are destroying the American dream that should be afforded to every citizen. It's strapping trillions of dollars of debt on the backs of our children, and is failing to leave our nation a better and more prosperous place for future generations.
That is exactly what is motivating conservative women to get involved in this movement.
The left may fall back on its tired and desperate smears, calling us racists, enemies of the poor, old, disadvantaged and what is absolutely laughable — sexists. However, as we learned by the elections of 2010, it doesn't matter what they say about us; at the end of day there is only one war being waged, a war against big and intrusive government policies. Policies that keep the poor tethered to entitlements; that pick winners and losers; that stifle innovation and job growth; and that destroy the American Dream.
In 2009, this movement was born out of frustration with both political parties pushing a Big Government agenda. Common-sense conservative women are now driving the movement to shrink the size of government and rein in the out-of-control spending.
If not us, then who? If not now, then when? We are going to get this country back on track, and thanks to the millions of conservative mothers, sisters, wives and daughters across this nation, we are going to restore the American dream for our children's generation and all future generations to come.
• Kremer is chairman of Tea Party Express and one of the 22 founding members of the modern-day Tea Party movement.
http://news.investors.com/article/615504/201206201802/tea-party-wages-war-by-women-not-on-them.htm?p=full
The truth is that Tea Party women are leading the charge to tackle the fundamental problems brought on by the ever-expanding Big Government agenda. Women are not only the most protective of loved ones. They are also the most familiar with how policies will affect their family on a micro level.
So, whether it's talking to their communities, organizing volunteers and campaigning, or leading their states out of the shackles of overwhelming debt and stagnating job growth — women are fighting to take our country back.
Looking back, it was just 3-1/2 short years ago that I was a stay-at-home mom fed up with the out-of-control spending in Washington. I was sick and tired of yelling and screaming at my television and radio and decided to get off my couch and do something about my frustration.
I found a way to channel my frustration into political action. I was one of the founding 22 mothers and fathers of the modern-day Tea Party movement that organized the first Tea Party rallies following Rick Santelli's seminal rant at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Since then I have given my life to this movement because I could not look my daughter in the eyes without knowing I had an opportunity to stop the policies that were destroying our country.
The Tea Party movement, along with my role as chairwoman of Tea Party Express, the nation's largest Tea Party political action committee, has given me a voice. But I am just one of many stories.
Leading Ladies
Gov. Sarah Palin has become a rock star in the Tea Party movement and a powerful voice for the conservative cause. Rep. Michele Bachmann is a loud voice for the Tea Party movement in the House and was the founder of the Tea Party Caucus there.
The movement has also given rise to now-prominent bloggers and commentators such as Tabitha Hale, who is revolutionizing online citizen activism, and Dana Loesch, who has become a powerful voice on radio and television.
There are other powerful Tea Party women that were elected in 2010 against all odds. Gov. Nikki Haley in South Carolina and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in Wisconsin rode a wave of Tea Party momentum to victory.
These leaders have epitomized the ambitions of the Tea Party and women's role in the movement. They have helped lead their states by cutting wasteful spending and creating a business-friendly environment that allows for real job growth.
Palin described herself as being a "mama grizzly." Well, that's how I would describe every conservative woman who's part of the Tea Party movement.
The left and its Big Government, big-spending, big-debt policies are destroying the American dream that should be afforded to every citizen. It's strapping trillions of dollars of debt on the backs of our children, and is failing to leave our nation a better and more prosperous place for future generations.
That is exactly what is motivating conservative women to get involved in this movement.
The left may fall back on its tired and desperate smears, calling us racists, enemies of the poor, old, disadvantaged and what is absolutely laughable — sexists. However, as we learned by the elections of 2010, it doesn't matter what they say about us; at the end of day there is only one war being waged, a war against big and intrusive government policies. Policies that keep the poor tethered to entitlements; that pick winners and losers; that stifle innovation and job growth; and that destroy the American Dream.
In 2009, this movement was born out of frustration with both political parties pushing a Big Government agenda. Common-sense conservative women are now driving the movement to shrink the size of government and rein in the out-of-control spending.
If not us, then who? If not now, then when? We are going to get this country back on track, and thanks to the millions of conservative mothers, sisters, wives and daughters across this nation, we are going to restore the American dream for our children's generation and all future generations to come.
• Kremer is chairman of Tea Party Express and one of the 22 founding members of the modern-day Tea Party movement.
http://news.investors.com/article/615504/201206201802/tea-party-wages-war-by-women-not-on-them.htm?p=full
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