Have you ever had the feeling that somebody is watching you? Well that is because you are crazy, but not for much longer.

Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, gave the Department of Homeland Security expanded authority to use spy satellites to monitor images on borders within the United States, officials tell CNN.

Charles Allen, chief intelligence officer with the Department of Homeland Security, said the move will also help with security during natural disasters. Spy satellites were used for Hurricane Katrina efforts and have monitored the World Series, presidential inaugurals and the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. They mapped out damage at the World Trade Center, too.

"This is a development all Americans should have great pride in, because it expands and uses the national technical systems that we've built for tens of billions of dollars over many decades," Allen said.

"Now we're going to use it to help us protect the homeland and also help the homeland respond and recover in case of hurricanes, earthquakes, natural disasters or man-made attacks upon the United States."

So do you kids remember the rule about when the government tells us something? If they say it it is a what? That's right a LIE. Very good.

In my opinion this is the future we are all headed for anyhow. I think it will not be that much further into the future when we will be paying for thins with thumbprints or microchips and we will each be fitted with our own personal GPS. (Hell if you have a cell phone you may already have that capability.)

So posting about our personal liberties being eroded is probably an exercise in futility. But that is not my concern.

If this were a President Obama administration, or Edwards, or even Clinton, I would not be upset. But it is a George Bush administration, and if you believe that this technology will not be misused then let me welcome you back after your long stint in a comatose state.

We know for a fact that this will not be used for the things that they are saying, it will be used for political and unethical reasons. You can bet the farm on that.