The Conservative Truth: January 2010

State of the Union.........Washington Dems are Out of Touch

Tonight's State of the Union address did little to ensure us our government is looking out for our liberty, and did much to reconfirm the fact that Washington is completely out of touch.

The speech, loaded with inaccuracies, empty promises, blame games and rhetoric, shows us that our elected officials no longer wish to protect our rights. Instead, they're looking to expand government and create spending programs that funnel taxpayer dollars into special interest groups.

The address to the nation leaves us with the same feeling we had back when Nancy Pelosi and crew smiled and clapped as they shoved an unconstitutional government health care bill through the House, knowing full well that most Americans oppose it.

Obama also tried to say that if we invest in " green energy," our country will once again become a global powerhouse economy. He even poked fun at those of us who do not agree with overwhelming evidence in support of global warming. WHAT WORLD IS HE LIVING IN?

The President claims he can double our exports in five years, but ignores the fact that our products are not competitive. That's what unions and bailouts did for us.

And you know that health care legislation the majority of Americans oppose? OUR PRESIDENT THIS EVENING CALLED FOR A RENEWED PUSH TO GET IT PASSED.

At this point, one has to wonder if this government is just completely ignorant to reality!

The State of the Union can be summed up in one statement....... WASHINGTON IS COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE IT WORKS FOR.

At that my friends is a dangerous situation for our country. A situation we simply have to change.

American Muslim Extremists a Growing Threat

In the past two years, more than 30 American Muslim extremists have been arrested on various terror-related charges including providing material support to terrorists and plotting to plant bombs in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League reports.

The organization warns that these extremists, "who have domestic addresses and U.S. passports, constitute a growing terrorist threat in the United States."

That threat came into focus in November when authorities say Virginia-born Muslim Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at Ft. Hood, Texas, leaving 13 people dead and 29 wounded.

Two months earlier, American Muslim convert Michael Finton was charged with attempting to bomb the federal courthouse in Springfield, IL.

That same month, Najibullah Zazi, a U.S. permanent resident, was charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass distraction in the U.S. Officials believe he was plotting to blow up commuter trains.

These cases are a troubling reminder of the broad problem of increased radicalization among some of the domestic Muslim population. Many of these extremists are fueled by hatred of Jews, Israel, and America, and have been influenced, to some degree,by the ideologies of extreme terrorist intolerance overseas.

One factor fueling the threat is the increased availability on the Internet of extremist propaganda in English. This material,previously available largely in Arabic, might include instructions for carrying out suicide bombings.

This is a serious problem that's growing, and promises to keep growing.