by Jordan Hixon

Is that they are just words. Every human being has them and we can use them in any way, manner, shape or form. But how much credibility do the words we say have?

Enlightened by an article by Thomas Sowell called "Listening to a Liar, I have pondered the validity of our politicians words. Moreover, I ponder if we can believe anything that they say at all.

Let's take Barack Obama and the health insurance bill for instance. He has made numerous speeches about how our health care system is in crisis and that we have to act now and fast. Why would he say this though when the bill doesn't take place until 2013? Why would he make the bill take effect in 2013 after the next election has passed? It really makes no sense in the grand scheme of things and in truth, contradicts every speech that has been made.

Another example is the climate change bill. As with the health insurance bill, the bill doesn't take effect until 2013. So again, why the urgency?

The truth is that this administration has a craving for power and these bills are just political kindle to fuel the fire of control. None of these bills are made to help the people, Obama and Congress may say they will, but they in essence do not. In fact they do the opposite. Obama and those in Congress throw out false promises of less government control, but in reality they are baiting a hook for you to stick your lip through.

Now more than ever we need to analyze the words of powerful figures and dissect their words for underlying meanings. We cannot just blindly listen to those at the microphone and believe everything they say. Our freedom is at stake and our liberties have a knife to their throat. Those of you who are uninformed and brainwashed, please wake up for the sake of all of us. Listen to the words that people say and try to understand them beyond what's in plain view.