As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.

The American Dream is not being dependent on the federal government for your health care, for your automobile, for your college education, for your student loan on and on and on.

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.

The American dream is about freedom.

The American people and American businesses are looking to the federal government to lead our nation on the path to economic recovery. It is time to stop splitting hairs. It is time to act.

Obama believes in a big central government, where the federal government controls everything in our lives. That's socialism.