July 4 Northville Tea Party

Its a great day when patriots from around the state and the country come together to socialize, to rant and to come up with constructive ideas on how to solve this country's problems.

Its a great day when veterans of all ages and all branches of the military are shown respect and are given a hand of gratitude by over a thousand people who appreciate all they have done and still do for us.

Its a great day when we can express our displeasure with our elected officials who are only concerned with the furtherance of their own careers and neglect their true calling: selfless service to the constituency.

Unfortunately in Northville today the Attorney General of Michigan, Mike Cox, tried to turn today's Tea Party in Northville into a personal political event. Not only did AG Cox hold the mic for much longer than the time he had been alloted, he used the platform to lay out his proposed platform for the upcoming election. He took some potshots at Granholm that were received with smatterings of applause, but mostly he focused on himself.

While the AG spoke, operatives from his campaign worked the crowd trying to collect signatures of support from the captive audience. Before and after Cox spoke people took the opportunity to leave the venue in disgust or out of sheer boredom. It is truly unfortunate that this event for the PEOPLE was stolen from the PEOPLE and was misused as a political rally by someone who apparently is quite hungry for power.

I expressed my concern about this mess with the people who were gathering the signatures and then spoke to Cox himself after he finished speaking. I told him to hold onto his hat. He must have understood that I would take him to task from the podium, for he left shortly thereafter.

I wouldn't say that the AG is too chicken to be taken to task in a public venue. I think he just is too, too busy for the Average Guy like myself. He's heard all the rhetoric before I'm sure, most likely in his shower when talking to himself.

I'd like to apologize to the dozens of people I spoke to at the Tea Party who expressed their regret that this event was hijacked by a politician interested in furthering his own political career. Your complaints are not in vain and I will make sure that the AG is aware of them.

God Bless you all for coming and God Bless America.

Matt