Dear Fellow Americans,

Barack Obama rode into the Presidency on the crest of a wave of hope.  A man with such limited public experience that little was known about his views on crucial issues like fiscal policy, national security and national defense, he campaigned under the slogan “Change You Can Believe In.”  He was careful not to explain what changes he had in mind but he’s now been in office long enough for us to understand why he didn’t want to share them with American voters before the election. 

In the face of an economic meltdown, the President pushed through Congress a $787 billion economic stimulus package that most in Congress never read and vowed that unemployment would never rise about 7.8%.  It has now risen to 10.2%.  Whether any new jobs actually have been created by this pork barrel is buried under a cloud of doubt and bureaucratic doublespeak.  

The Administration’s cynicism toward this issue was caught in a comment made by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel during a television interview. He said you should “never let a serious crisis go to waste...It’s an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” And those things apparently include making a huge $787 billion addition to the nation’s deficit that has yet to show any meaningful economic benefit.

The President’s dealing on the international front also has raised eyebrows. He made a speech in France – where citizens enjoy freedom as a direct result of United States involvement in World War II and our stiff opposition to Communism during the Cold War – in which he apologized for our country’s “arrogance.”  Before the United Nations, he apologized for American acting unilaterally without regard to the interests of others.  He pulled the plug on missile-defense agreements the Bush Administration negotiated with the Czech Republic and Poland, winning the praise of Russia and Iran in the process.

President Obama has presided over the most intrusive throttling of individual freedom ever undertaken by our government under the guise of Health Care Reform.  Not only that, but he had the audacity to label as “extremists” the freedom-loving men and women who demonstrated on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol and elsewhere in opposition to this action.

And then, of course, there is the decision to provide terrorists who vowed to destroy our country with the protection of the U.S. Constitution by putting them on trial in New York City rather than trying them in a military tribunal. By this decision, the President is treating terrorists like criminals rather than enemies whose own words disclose the utter contempt in which they hold America and Americans freedoms.

The list goes on and one.  If you believe, as we do, that the inmates have taken control of the asylum, Make Yourself Heard! by writing to your representative in Congress, your Senators and, most importantly, gathering in groups to demonstrate your opposition to what is happening to your country.  If you want to take it back, get involved!

To help facilitate the process, we have created www.makeyourselfheard.org. The site will contain articles or opinions relating to proposed or pending legislation.  Please suggest material for posting. This site is intended as a clearinghouse of information that will include drafts of letters to members of Congress or the Obama Administration on issues under consideration. We, (all of us, that is), have to call, meet with and write to our members of Congress, the Senate and the White House in order to Make Yourself Heard!  This site and Make Yourself Heard! will become useful and have an impact with your help. 

We invite you to check back often, and to contact us with any questions or suggestions that you have.

Your friends at Make Yourself Heard!