“Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses. All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do yet not; for they say, and to no. For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them. And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge their fringes. And they love the first places at feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues, And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi. But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master; and all you are brethren. And call none your father upon earth; for one is your father, who is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters; for one is your master, Christ. He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men, for you yourselves do not enter in; and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment.” (Matthew 23: 1-14, Douay-Rheims Bible)

Enter the modern-day scribes, the secular Pharisees of America, our “esteemed” Congress. Yes, definitely obey the laws they pass, for we are a nation of laws. But do not follow their works, indeed.

They bind up heavy and insupportable burdens – confiscatory taxes, crippling regulations – but will not lift a finger to move them. Throw in the additional books of rules imposed upon us by the bureaucrats, who were never elected and whose rules were never voted upon in Congress, and it's a wonder this country can even operate. Yet, for all the dictating about cutting water usage, cutting energy usage, reducing our carbon footprint or paying our taxes, let's take a look at the secular Pharisees of the day.

Al Gore, the master scam artist who has made a nine-figure income off of environmental alarmism, doesn't seem too concerned about his own carbon footprint. It seems, dare I use the cliché, hypocritical to ride around in his jumbo jet with a fleet of SUVs telling us WE are melting the ice-caps by our overconsumption. This is coming from the man who has a larger carbon footprint in one day than the average American will have in a year.

Former Senator Tom Daschle, one of President Obama's cabinet picks until recently, has had very harsh words for those who cheat on their taxes. Yet he had over $100,000 in back taxes, forcing him to withdraw from the running. The list of tax cheats seems to grow on a daily basis. Throw in several members of Congress, most notably career Representative Charles Rangel of New York, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Of course, it was a simple “mistake” when it came to his non-payment of taxes. I can understand that. After all, he only helps write our tax laws; how is he supposed to know them? That's the job of ordinary serfs like you and me.

Still, we can't come down too hard on our beloved Congress, nor on our Executive Branch. They are so generous with government money (aka the taxpayers' money) to “stimulate” the economy. They can't stop talking about their generosity. Too bad it doesn't translate into their personal giving. Take a look at our Vice-President, Joe Biden. He's all too willing to tell us it's our patriotic duty to pay higher taxes in order to pay for this massive “stimulus” bill, which will get the American serfs...I mean, people...twenty-five cents back on each dollar if we're lucky. But this same man, after making a seven figure income, gave only $3,000 to charity.

They love the places of honor at banquets. They love titles of honor. As a matter of fact, they demand it. Should anybody dare to oppose them, should anybody dare to criticize them, retribution will arrive swiftly. Personally, I use the titles Congressman, Senator or President not out of any respect for the individuals. I use those titles as a reminder to THEM of the job they were elected to do, of the service THEY owe to the people who put them in office. George Washington didn't want a title of honor or royalty. “Mr. President” was meant to be a title of service, not of grandeur. He that is greatest shall be your servant.

The modern Pharisees also certainly do their fair job of devouring the homes of widows, and everyone else for that matter. They force banks to lend to those who can't afford it in order to end discriminatory lending practices, and then blame the same banks for predatory lending practices. They tax the heart and souls out of families, forcing one parent to work to feed the family, while the other works to feed the government. They spend the money of future generations, stealing the bread out of the Social Security trust fund, running up a $53 trillion unfunded liability that will destroy this country and leave our great-grandchildren broke.

As a Christian, I believe God will judge a great many politicians very harshly in the afterlife. However, even in the absence of that, secular history will damn you for generations. You powerful political dynasties – be they named Clinton, Bush, Kennedy – your once revered names will go down in history as the ones who destroyed the greatness America once knew.

Thank you for your time, and I hope to be back again. God Bless!