In the wake of the disasters created by Katrina and a number of lesser noticed departures from American liberty, there is a sentiment of change beginning to become more evident in the thinking of some of the watchful citizens.

Anyone who questions this has only to look at the confidence level the people place in the government and elected officials at all levels.

Traditionally, American voters have criticized their politicians but continue to return their own local lawmakers to office. This seems to be changing as more and more information becomes available to those citizens who care.

Here in Georgia, we have two U. S. Senators who have carefully tried to obscure voting records with a lot of Beltway jargon as to why they support such things as legalizing millions of illegal aliens or why they vote millions to put a highway bridge to connect fifty, yes, 50 people in Alaska to mainstream highways.

Meanwhile, upgrading levees in New Orleans was passed over again.

They dance around why we have the biggest pork barrel spending in history. They carefully ignore a trade deficit they continually help to grow. The trade and treasury deficits are at perilous levels. Politicians are pandering to special interests who are profiting greatly while the nation is heading for a serious bubble burst and inflation we haven't seen since the sixties.

Now we face new problems with the largest port for wheat and sugar among other commodities out of business for God only knows how long. Oil is affected and some needed refineries are disabled for an unknown period.

Those who estimate high billions in displaced revenues are woefully inept. Before the numbers are totaled, trillions will be involved. Our economy can't handle it as we're presently structured.

The people are losing confidence in Homeland Security with good reason. The U. S. media has presented some of the details of failure after failure during and after Katrina. Few read the coverage by the world-wide media which is much more descriptive of what is really happening, or unfortunately, not happening.

But our elected officials are working overtime telling us what a great job FEMA and Homeland Security are doing. There will be investigations and maybe some truth will come out. It's a little late for what now appears to be multiple thousands of deaths in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Injuries and disease could hit in the millions. The property loss and loss of functioning businesses and jobs is at this time beyond reasonable estimates. We know when such a large part of the economy becomes totally idle for any protracted period, huge hardships become prevalent. It will have a serious effect on us all.

There is great dissatisfaction throughout the nation over the multiculturism being actively promoted by the politicians pandering to special interest groups which include selfish business groups who actively advocate the diminishment of American culture, the eradication of traditional history and the promotion of the use of languages other than English.

The people are beginning to speak out about the gansta mentality being foisted on our young people. Those who think this new wave of thinking is isolated to the criminals in New Orleans better check their own neighborhoods.

It's a sad commentary. You will not find the solutions in the current political leadership in either major party. They've all been enablers while appearing to oppose it all. Their records which too few people pay attention to, expose them and their attempts to mislead the people.

The people are beginning to awaken to that dampness on their legs. If enough get fed up enough, they'll send them all packing and keep doing it until we find some people who truly believe in maintaining the Constitution as it is written.

What we need now is people willing to go into office to repeal the laws, regulations and attitudes that deprive the liberty we so desperately need to recover to save this country. In my mind, it is that serious.

A revolution of the citizens is coming. Just when and in what form is the question. We can do better and most of us who have been through great tests of our resolve like The Great Depression, World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, and Recessions among many natural crises, know it. The question to the younger generations is: Are you mad enough yet?

Jeff Davis is a retired radio-TV journalist living in Gainesville, GA. Active in civic and political affairs, he is past president of the Georgia Jaycees, former vice president of the US and the world Jaycees, former campaign chairman of the Georgia Republican party. He voluntarily serves as chairman of the Georgia Heritage Council. He is a collateral descendant of President Jefferson Davis.