Over the past few years, through my occasional "Letters" to the Editor, some people have regarded me as the old "gloom and doom radical," which is fine, as this is still a free country; for now anyway. But answer this: If you were at a big barbeque and saw a rattlesnake slither onto the lawn, would you risk causing a panic among so many guests, or simply not get concerned until someone was hit?

"Big Brother" is not any one individual, nor does he openly dress or act like the "Boogieman" of our childhood stories. Therein lies his power. We aren't children anymore (most of us anyway), and as "rational adults," if we can't physically SEE him, he doesn't exist. But he DOES.

In the form most common, he wears a 3-piece suit and works through one of many branches of government. These are the characters we send to Washington to represent us, but strange things seem to happen after they've been there awhile. The bulk of them conveniently forget that they're supposed to be working for US, not the other way around.

For most high level politicians, power is intoxicating, and when we don't change them out as often as we should, or worse, not at all..........the mere "dream" of ABSOLUTE POWER becomes irresistable to most of them.

There are no term limits for Senators or Congressmen, except for the voters themselves, so their jobs are safe, just as long as we all keep voting "straight ticket" term after term. We get poorer helping them get richer, and all the problems are still here.

The "Boogieman" IS real, because it is WE who have created him and continue to maintain his habits. We still "accept" what he says as the "Gospel" and he knows 99% of us aren't going to break away from "American Idol" and spend a few evenings in the library looking at his job requirements, verifying for OURSELVES what he CAN do or CAN'T do. CNN seems to be good enough for us.

Never content with what he already has stolen, the "Boogieman" jumps and twitches like an addict needing a fix. Through the "Patriot Act" he spies on those beyond suspected terrorists (and has astonishingly admitted that publicly!)

He is now looking at not only tapping into our E-Mail (which he might be doing anyway) but our LETTER mail as well. All in the name of "security" of course. He won't close the borders and toss the aliens out, but he'll spy on US as some kind of solution.

This proposed "REAL" I.D. concept. Anyone care to venture a guess at how much of our personal background and history will be required? And we will NEED it to merely be able to buy food.........not to get religious, but the Bible talks about that, you know.

Absolute power. The old Bazookaman here doesn't cater to rhetoric.........care for a few facts?

"Big Brother" would like chip implants in newborns at birth, although he's been unsucessful to date...........the Jews were "stamped" too, before exile and extermination.

Books were banned and burned, with the people being told only what the 3rd Reich allowed.........today, here in 2008 America, the bureaucrats fear talk-radio and are trying to shut IT down. Why? What do they fear?

"Big Brother" bans public prayer in school, except for the Muslim kids who can pray to Mecca, so as not to alienate their "heritage."

McCarthy and several other big shot Democrats raised havoc in several southern states over people flying Confederate flags in their own yards, but were strangely silent when the Mexicans held huge rallies up and down the streets of Southern California, even to the point of taking an American flag from a U.S. Post Office pole and replacing it with a Republic of Mexico flag. That was ok of course, best not to offend them or their "heritage." Well, good or bad, those Southerners have a heritage too, and they weren't marching up and down the streets flying it in everybody's face. But it's ok to jump on THEM. Oh.........that's different........I see.

And God help the Border Patrol Agent who actually DOES his job, because he's going to prison. Instead of water stations, why don't we just set up free lemonade and burger stands every hundred yards. Taxpayers wouldn't mind what they didn't know, eh?

The "Boogieman" is REAL, folks.

Want something a tad more tantilizing?.............................Hitler took Czechoslavakia's guns. Shortly thereafter, Hitler took Czechoslavakia. Within the following 10 years, over 6 million UNARMED Jews went to the ovens.

Never happen here.............oh really?.........

There are several gun ban bills waiting in the congressional wings. Every one of them sponsored by a liberal........even with our borders wide open.

All 3 Presidential candidates are hardcore anti-gun, including McCain (I used to live down there)........even with our borders wide open.

Congress is ALREADY controlled by you-know-who.

Still don't believe in the "Boogieman?"

IT IS WRITTEN (by our founding fathers) that citizens shall be taxed on a TARIFF basis, and that money to be used for OUR country.................says so. Read it.

So....parents.....do you know where your tax dollars are tonight?

We'll discuss that in a future installment. But you don't have to look in your closet or under your bed. The "Boogieman" is hiding in plain sight. All you have to do is open your eyes and remember the old adage......."There are none so blind, as those who WILL not see."...................He's there baby.......he's there.

Ok Bazookaman........we've heard your gripes on this, so what do we do about it, smart guy, we can only vote in Idaho. America is made up of 50 states, remember?

.......I can count.........you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't have a computer, and you surely have family and friends in different parts of the country. When you finally "see the Boogieman," get online and share it with them. Good news can travel as quickly as bad news, over the internet. Get involved while you still have SOME say in this land....................................and until next time, as Mr. Rogers used to say....."A very happy...tomorrow...to you!"