As I said in yesterday's blog, I didn't listen to last night's State of the Union speech by the President because I knew it would be full of falsehoods and doublespeak.  I did read the reviews, however, and it was apparent that he lived down to my expectations, taking credit for the turnaround that isn't.  After all of the fudging of numbers and outright lies about what he is really trying do to America, no one should ever trust this man on any promise that he makes.  Besides, government can't create jobs anyway; it can only make the environment receptive to job creation and Obama's policies do just the opposite.

But what was even more troubling was the response from the national Republican establishment.  I'm sure that Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rogers from Washington state is a very nice woman, but her comments were like feeding pablum to a shark.  Americans are looking for strength, they want real change that will help America, and all she could talk about was general platitudes and her upbringing.  Keep in mind, folks, that she is number four on John Boehner's leadership team so that means she supports going along with Obama and giving his other prize issue beyond Obamacare:  Amnesty.

The Republicans can call it anything they want but the immigration bill is pure amnesty and a reward for lawbreakers.  We already have laws about immigration which are being violated both by the illegals and the administration.  All we need to do is enforce the law and if changes need to be made, amend the bill but not with a complete reversal of American policy.  All this new program will do is destroy more American jobs, drop the pay rates and infuse America with people expecting freebies from the get-go.  This isn't the kind of immigration program that my and your grandparents went through, folks.

So just a quick word to the Republicans.  If you insist on playing like a Democrat-lite you will be destroyed by the real Democrats, because main stream, flyover Americans have had it with your cowardice.  We will not fall in line with you; you need to fall in line with us.  If you want a hint as to what that means, play back the speech on behalf of the Tea Party that Mike Lee gave. Excellent, to the point and truly in the American Spirit.

May someone in the national party develop some common sense fast and may God bless America.

Reading Breitbart Big Government this morning I find it interesting that one independent government agency has ruled that the indiscriminate snooping into phone calls and maintenance of phone records on America citizens without sufficient cause is illegal.  Finally a government entity has taken a look at the issue and come to the conclusion that our government was never meant to operate like the Soviet Union.

Of even more interest is that the decision was a split vote with two appointees by George W. Bush voting against the majority.  Look, I voted for Bush twice and I appreciate what he was trying to do after 9/11, but I don't think indiscriminate spying is appropriate.  As we've seen from the witch hunts conducting by Obama against the Tea Party, using his own form of the Stazi, the IRS, too much information in the hands of government bureaucrats is never a good idea.  Their zeal to increase their power and gain promotions and favor always leads to bad things.  It's been that way since the beginning of governments as power, or the quest for it, usually leads to evil things.

I won't belabor the point any further, but I am including the link to the story from Breitbart.  Read it for yourself, I think you'll find it interesting.  But don't get your hopes up, for our President and those who are complicit by their deafening silence on such issues, will probably just utter the now famous "nothing to see here" and go on with the outrage.  Their response will probably be similar to that of Hillary after Benghazi: "What difference does it make.

Here's the link:   http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/23/US-privacy-board-says-NSA-phone-program-illegal--should-end--reports

Just remember this.  Things like this do make a big difference and freedom isn't free.  Every time we turn a deaf ear to warnings of government excess we ultimate become the loser.  Stand strong for America, speak up about travesties like this, keep your faith in a loving God and we can and will win this battle against tyranny.

God bless you all.