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Americans believe so strongly that our economy is in a serious long-term decline that across the United States spending has been cut back more than one third.

Even with the massive amounts of funding support inserted into the auto industry, financial markets, banks and AIG, everything remains in a downward spiral.

The President asked the American public to trust him to slow down the economic slide, but...if anything it has started to slide even faster. We have a Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, who instead of displaying confidence in his own actions, is starting to look like an addict in the middle of withdrawal. Congress is at its most ill-tempered of all time...knowing constituents are breathing down their necks to get things right. The tag-team duo of Pelosi and Reid cannot or will not keep pork out of the money pie, even though they know this is one of the most hated things on the public's list of wrongful government actions. The public also knows that pork has been divided up 60% to the Democrats and 40% to The Republicans and their anger is being spread proportionately.

What the outcome of all this public rage and loss of faith in government will produce is anyone's guess. The late conservative columnist William F. Buckley once wrote, "Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other people's money, except when it comes to questions of national survival, when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security."

He also said, "The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry."

The big question is...Are Americans ready to assert themselves and when Washington once again says, "Trust Me", answer..."Hell No!"

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