Patriotism is not the current Obama-Pelosi-Reid spending frenzy that robs the American worker, compromises our children's future, and fails to stimulate anything but the out-of-control growth of government. The Democrat-led oppressive Economic Suicide Plan rewards failure, laziness and dependence; and it discourages hard work, saving and investment.

In 1994, Republicans won a majority in Congress promising fiscal restraint and taxpayer protection. In 2006 and 2008, voters told Washington D.C. that they had run out of patience. Yet, the change they wanted did not include declaring war on families, jobs, businesses and freedom.

With its uncontrolled spending, Washington has now destroyed fiscal discipline. In fact, many politicians consider robbing us and re-distributing our tax dollars as a mark of leadership. To the contrary, real leadership knows that Americans make better decisions with their money than the government does. Real leadership is asking for only what you need to do the job that the Constitution actually empowers you to do.

Republican leadership must hold fast to the core principle of fiscal discipline that has in the past distinguished our Party from tax-and-spend Democrats. When Republicans offer Americans a vision for smaller, more efficient, less burdensome government, we win. When our elected officials put that vision into practice, America wins.

We are patriots! We know that the American dream becomes a reality only when Americans are allowed to keep more of the money they make and government is a good steward of the taxpayer money they take.

Our founders were men of deep faith, and our founding documents reflect a reliance on God and an understanding that authority flows from Him. Inalienable rights are from God not man, and they cannot be taken away by man. We have the right to and must reign in government now.

We've heard that every generation must learn to love, protect, and defend freedom. We are patriots, and our time is now! We do not bow to men or government. As our national symbol the mighty eagle soars high above the ground, let us rise to be worthy of the lofty ideals on which we the people established our government. Otherwise, let us tear with our talons every effort of those who despise and arrogantly flaunt our right to life, liberty and ultimately true freedom.