The difference between the Founders of America and the current excuse we have for our governing body on Capitol Hill is ever apparent. While reading a wonderful book; "Almost a Miracle" by John Fehrling, I am again marveling at the sacrifices made by the Founder's of this Great Republic and the impossible job they did to create this Country. I read these Historical books and Biographies of early Americans, not to dwell on the human weaknesses and mistakes like so many "modern" scholars, but to reinforce myself with the vision the majority of them possessed. They may be tainted with the impurity of injustice or other flaws, but they still compare more favorable than most in government these last 50 years. What moved me most was the quote by Thomas Paine in his pamphlet "The American Crisis.'' This was in early winter of 1776, the low point of the American Revolution; "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from their service to this country..." These again are times that try our souls, but the threat is now from within, not from a foreign power.

Arguably our greatest economic thinker, Milton Friedman, said in his wonderful must read, “Free to Choose;” “the combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.” Since the Great Society of January, 1965, the Federal Government has gained economic and political power on a scale never imagined. The “Guns and Butter,” State of the Union address by Lyndon Johnson was the beginning of the end of fiscal responsibility and the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a ruling elite. The U.S. Congress originally passed a 10% surcharge to pay for Viet Nam and the explosion of Government Programs created by the Great Society. The unpopularity of the surcharge was immediate. The response was a system of taxation so complex only the elitists can afford to hire professionals to protect them. In addition, Congress cooks the books on a regular basis. Their greed has created deficits, whose $11 Trillion plus liability would be a felony if perpetrated by the private sector.

John Fund wrote in a Wall Street Journal Article yesterday: "The Republican Party is facing what Ronald Reagan called "a time for choosing." A real argument is raging over how much it should turn its back on the bad habits that cost it control of Congress in 2006. The recent indictment of one of the greedy reasons the Republicans broke the "Contract with America" that put theme in power in 1994, Senator Ted Stevens, has put the proverbial fat in the fryer. An Honest Senator, made fun by most of his colleagues, Tom Coburn, was chastised by the Alaskan Money Monger, for losing the 2006 Congressional Elections. Senator Coburn's criticism of earmarks and Republican lust for wealth and power was blamed for the loss. Yet Mr. Fund points out in his article, " The data favored Mr. Coburn: 2006 exit polls revealed that corruption in government was second only to the Iraq war as the driving force behind the Democratic takeover. A major part of that corruption was earmarks -- pork projects members often secure in secret." The Democrats used that to win, but quickly forgot it and put new hands in the power and money cookie jar.

Another small government, freedom of choice Senator is Jim DeMint of South Carolina. He called the Democrats to task for their lie to the electorate that claim the earmarks will now be transparent. In fact, Democrats hide them more and abuse power far beyond what the Republicans had done. Senator Coburn's final comment referring to the Democrats, "(they) not only failed to drain the swamp, but gave the alligators new rights."  But that isn't the end of Congressional Misfeasance, or maybe Malfeasance? With gasoline at $4 a gallon and an energy policy driven by a denial of reality and pandering to radical leftist elitists, the Speaker of the House will not even tolerate debate on energy and adjourned the House. This done in haste to continue her attack on free markets. All the left keeps shouting is; "More government. More control over the economy, More laws to extort money for tort lawyers, and don't forget, More regulation to stifle the only real driving force in our country, small business!" Co-conspirators abound in the Media who amplify their broken message without regard to the truth and with their suppression of opposing opinions.

Not only is the Democratic leadership in Congress trying to curb Free Speech by not letting issues of concern even get to the floors of the House of Senate, they are proposing other legislation to limit opposition in the media.. Something called the Fair Information Act will stifle the source of information patriots can get from the radio and internet sources of their choice. Of course freedom of choice of ANY kind seems to be unacceptable.  I hope the Liberal Left Wing realize that they are the antithesis of what traditional Liberals stood for; Freedom of debate and most importantly, freedom of choice without coercion from big government. For that matter free from coercion from big labor, big business or any other group that thinks they comprise the ruling elite; able to dictate to the masses while ensuring privilege for themselves.

Senator Stevens indictment is the tip of an ice berg named "A National Disgrace" whose presence is oozing down Capitol Hill. A Senator from Illinois being talked about by a fawning media using "Change" as if it it were some miracle drug. A blogger from the Liberal Daily Kos.com, recently wrote, " If Obama's political career was created in what is believed to be the most politically corrupt city in the United States, then his background must be thoroghly checked..." Of course most of the media never tells this story. Three Illinois Governors went to jail in the last 40 years. The current one seems on the verge of making it four. Hundreds of Illinois Legislators, Judges, Chicago Aldermen and assorted other politicians have gone the same way. It doesn't matter who wins the Presidency or Congress in November. If Constitutional limts on an Imperial Congress that rules without regard to the wishes of the citizenry, Thomas Paine's America may be finished.