Ok, for the record, I wasn't one of the protestors and I certainly don't claim martyrdom. I'm not even sure whom you're talking about regarding martyrdom. The tea parties were protests against higher taxes and runaway spending, not against any one person including President Obama. That's the last I'm going to say on the subject. There is too much arguing in the Dog House as it is w/out my adding to it. I think by now everyone knows how you feel, ES, so to go back and forth about it is tedious. If the "we" in the slogan "Yes we can!" is all inclusive, then the back and forth finger pointing has to end before any progress can be made.