In the recent unprecedented address to the joint House of Congress, President Obama was heckled by Congressman Joe Wilson. Obama was assuring the world that his plan would not cover illegal aliens when Congressman Wilson could no longer stand it and he shouted out, “You lie!”

While shouting down the President may have demonstrated a lack of decorum in this august body, it was what many people in this country felt in their hearts.

The amazing thing to me though, was not the heckling, which I do regularly during the news every evening when I hear lies like this. The amazing thing was the look on Speaker Pelosi’s face when she heard him shout. It was priceless and something I know I will cherish for some time to come.

Personally, I would like to see more of our representatives in Washington standing up for what we believe and worrying less about what others think of it. After all, part of their job is to act as a check on the powers of the Executive Branch, and that means keeping the President honest.

But that’s just My Arrogant Opinion

Here we are again, Cinco de Mayo, seems like it was just a year ago when we had illegal aliens (that is pronounced “undocumented workers”) demonstrating in our streets demanding legal standing here in the United States.

But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Many people think of it as the Mexican Independence Day, but that can’t be. El Grito, 16 de Septiembre is when Mexicans celebrate their Independence. It was in 1810 that Mexico declared independence from Spain. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over Napoleon’s invasion army at Puebla as they were marching on Mexico City. This was not the victory over the French which would come some five years later, but a David vs. Goliath victory where the superior French forces were beaten back by the under-equipped Mexicans.

Here in the US, Cinco de Mayo has become a celebration of Mexican heritage, and even more than that, it is a time to ask all Americans to press 1 to continue in English, and to sort through the instruction manual to find instructions in English.

This is a time for Americans to reflect on the problems we have on our borders and to ask our Senators and Congressmen to act to close our borders. Not to close them to legal immigration, our nation was built on immigration, but to stop this flood of illegal aliens from their march across our borders. Call them on Cinco de Mayo and tell them that it is time we enforce our border laws and strengthen our border defenses.

Write your Representative a Green Card and mail it to them on Cinco de Mayo, let them know how you feel. You can find your Representative’s address here. Another way to get involved is to fax your Representative and that is what NumbersUSA is all about. Remember, these people work for us and it is OUR power they wield in Washington. Don’t let them abuse it!

But, that is just My Arrogant Opinion.