O! Say Can You See By the Dawn's Early Light,

The other night I was at an event with several hundred people. The ages ran the gamut from babies to great-grandparents, no doubt including a variety of military veterans. At the opening of the festivities we were asked to stand and remove all hats as the band on stage played the National Anthem. An American flag graced the stage. A fair number of us placed our right hands over our left chest to show our respect for the flag and the republic it stands for and for the men and women who have and do serve our country in the armed forces, many having giving the final ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms. Out of the corner of my eye I spied a soldier in his mid-30's outfitted in Army combat fatigues and boots, obviously serving on one of our bases here in town. His wife and two grade-school aged children were there with him. Sadly during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner he was thumbing through the program, talking to his wife and playing with the kids. Is there no decorum left in our military? Are they not taught the history and heritage of our nation and the branch of the military that they serve in? Shouldn't they be expected to set a public example of respect for our flag and National Anthem? Didn't he realize that those of us around him standing quietly, facing and saluting the flag were doing so out of respect for him and his service? My how far we have come, or fallen. The real question is, where are we headed?

Crow With That Tofu?

When some smug tofu terrorist leers at me eating my bacon-cheeseburger, fries and a chocolate shake and sneers, "Do you know what that's doing to you?"

Smiling, "Yes, I reply. It's making me very happy!"

Now I Know My ABC's...

Another

Commie

Organizing

Riots

Now

Sorry

Employees

Inciting

Unrest

One

Big

Awful

Mistake

America

All

Commie

Lawyers

Union

Another

Flaming

Liberal

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Creating

Intentional

Oppression

I Second That!

We should mandate that Senators and Representatives must meet, debate and vote via web-conferencing from their home districts and states. They could work in small auditoriums where constituents could watch the web-conferences on screens and watch their elected officials debating and voting. Keep them home near the people. Keep them away from the D.C. cesspool and the collection of lobbyists.

Wacky Wednesday

• Donald Berwick (Chairman O's planned executive director of Medicare) is a flaming America hating, capitalism hating communist! No, a fascist who should be in prison; certainly nowhere near Washington, D.C.! We the People shall overcome!
• When the people see their federal government spending money and racking up debt like a drunken sailor (sorry sailors) with no intent or means to ever repay it; why should they not do likewise in their personal lives? Well, because of course it's wrong and unhealthy for them to do so. Isn't it then wrong and unhealthy for the federal government to be doing so? Which came first, chicken or egg? Pot-kettle-black. If Equifax calculated the federal government's credit rating what would it be, about 210?
• I'm sick and tired of hearing the progressive libs refer to the Constitution as a 'living document.' They killed it, cremated it and spread the ashes over the Potomac.
• Some courageous Congressman should introduce legislation that commands that from this day forth any and all federal money given to persons or institutions is a gift and completely free from any requirements, rules, obligations, directives, mandates or strings attached.

Monday Meanders

• Just wondering, do schools in Mexico display the U.S. flag on July 4th?
• Polls indicate that Barry Obama has lost about half of his Jewish support. Terrorist support is reported to be holding firm.
• Under Barry a foreign firm spills oil onto our shores. If he can lower the sea levels can't he (and Algore) wave a wand and clean up the oil?