I am so sick and tired of listening to politicians and news media tip toeing around the truth. Oh, I can’t call so and so a liar; it is such a strong word. Give me a break! Did they worry about the words they used to lie to us? Or the consequences of those lies?

I grew up with five siblings and I raised six children, as well. When something went wrong or something broke, mom would line us up and ask, “Who did it?” We had to stand there until the truth came out; and if nobody ‘fessed up, then all of us were punished. That was a sure way to find out who did it because those who were innocent would argue with the guilty one and soon enough, mom would know the truth. This resulted in double punishment for the offender. Once for the offense and a harsher one for lying. She would say that if only we had told the truth, the consequences would have been less harsh. The  reprimands were about how intolerable it is to lie about anything, ever. Unfortunately, it seems as if the president’s mother never taught him that lesson. And the same could be said for certain members of congress. As for the media, most of them act like teens at a concert of their favorite idol. I think Chris Matthews must have heard Michelle Malkin use the word “sycophant” as it relates to their reporting. He decided that he would also use the word. Unfortunately, he failed to realize that he was referring to himself with the description. Duh!

And now for our illustrious congress. When Joe Wilson, representative from South Carolina spontaneously shouted, “you lie” when, in fact, the president WAS lying, it was representative Wilson who had to apologize. Yes, he broke decorum but the truth should trump everything. How many people investigated the facts that were so blatantly misrepresented by our president? The president WAS lying and continues to parse his words to this day. Now we are faced with an ugly fact. The very law that was forced upon the American people under the guise of healthcare reform, and barely passed by a partisan congress, was promoted with lies. This voluminous bill and its accompanying policy mandates change the very nature of the term “freedom of choice”. Doctors will not decide what is the best course for your health, heck, even the health insurance companies will not make that decision. How will decisions be made, you ask? BY THE I.R.S.!!! That scandal ridden, audit loving, “you’re just a number to us” agency that most of us prefer to avoid, will now have your most personal health information and make life or death decisions – probably based on your politics. My days are undoubtedly numbered. However, the politicians who approved this monster do not have to participate. They have exempted themselves just as they have given themselves raises and perks and God only knows what all entitlements at the expense of the taxpayer.

The “hope and change” that was chanted in the 2008 election is now painfully obvious. The hope was to change our democratic republic into a socialist state. The implementation of Obamacare will achieve that goal.