Kenneth Walsh wrote in U.S. News and World Report, “All in all, Obama's agenda seems to represent the biggest surge in government activism since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society in the 1960s. And it is nothing short of a fundamental attempt to roll back the less-government objectives that have dominated debate in Washington since Ronald Reagan ushered in a conservative era in the 1980s.”

It is no wonder that Americans in all parts of the country are rising up from the grass roots in defiance. Those on the left started out ignoring the Tea Party Movement, but now that it appears to only be growing, many on the left have resorted to attack mode.

When I recently wrote a blog post letting readers know how to find the April 15 tea party in their area, liberal commenters posted attacks on the movement ranging from those disputing my statement that thousands were turning out at the tea parties, to those saying the tea party protesters didn’t know what they were doing because they didn’t bring a PA system to one of the tea parties. When I searched for reports and pictures from the various tea parties to provide some numbers, I found that there were many more than I had realized and quite a few of them saw attendance in the thousands, with many more numbering in the hundreds. The silly attack about the PA system just provided more evidence that the movement was truly coming not only from the grass roots, but from people who had no experience in public protests.

According to the Tax Day Tea Party website, which is tracking tea parties taking place across the country on April 15, the events are focused on the following theme: Repeal the Pork, Cut Taxes and Spending. “There are more than 500 tea parties confirmed for that day, and it is expected that over the next week and a half, the number of tea parties will continue to grow. Crowds of 5,000 to 10,000 are expected in multiple cities.” Whether or not the mainstream media adequately cover the events, conservative media including Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto and Glenn Beck will be broadcasting from tea parties in Atlanta, Sacramento and San Antonio.

I went to work the day after the 1994 election to find Democrats in the office walking around in shock. The result of the election was a 54-seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, allowing the Republican Party to take the majority in the House for the first time since 1954. Not one incumbent Republican lost in that election. No one predicted how devastating that election would be to the Democrats in Congress. This time there are more outward signs of the discontent many Americans have with the Obama agenda.

Liberals would do well to stop ridiculing voters disgusted with the first three months of the Obama administration and spend more time trying to understand why they feel that way. If they don’t pay close attention and start listening to the voters, they might wake up with a huge headache after Election Day 2010.