By Paige Winfield Cunningham

Hundreds of colorful banners waved above a Tax Day rally held last month in Washington, D.C. by Tea Party activists protesting government spending.

Signs and buttons displayed punchy messages like “Capital Privy—Flush Congress” and “No-bama.” A yellow sign held by a middle-aged man read: “Hey Congress/Obama, my small business is not your personal ATM.” “Hey Obama! We refuse to trade our constitution for you Marxist agenda,” read another.

But the largest sign didn’t criticize President Barack Obama. It praised him.

Held firmly above the flags bearing anti-tax messages, two Obama supporters waved a white banner that read “the other 95 percent say thanks for our tax cuts, Obama.” Registered Democrat Charlie Fink said he and two friends brought the sign to the rally because they want Tea Partiers to realize that Obama, at least temporarily, cut taxes for most people.

All but the top two percent of workers in America benefitted from tax cuts enacted under the $787 billion federal stimulus bill passed in February 2009. That’s according to a study released last month by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Tax Justice, a nonprofit that says it promotes tax fairness.

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