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Archive for January 7th, 2009

I wonder what was going through the head of each of the men in this video.

Three former Presidents, a sitting President and a President-Elect in the Oval Office together…just think about that.

Imagine the memories those who have gone before must carry. The times of trials and tribulations, the happy times and the days when each must have or will wonder what possessed them to aspire to this Office (yes, I do believe they must have had and in the case of Barack Obama, will have those days.)

In any case, this is a moment for history to record. Who knows how many times in the future so many leaders of the free world will come together in the most revered Office in our country.

Pretty darn awesome no matter your political leaning.

Coverage of the luncheon is available here.

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While I may not go so far as to tar all “Liberals” with the same brush,
this post by Subsunk speaks volumes on love of country:

Well…… Welcome to the New World Order so often decried by the Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) sufferers. They say, “NOW, I love my country. NOW, I agree with what she stands for.” And why do they now love her and agree with her?

Only because their candidate for President won the election. No other reason.

Not because the United States and its citizens have warmly and openly embraced all those poor black, brown, yellow, white, red, and polka dotted people who came here legally (and also most of the illegal ones too). Not because American soldiers liberated hundreds of millions of oppressed people worldwide over the last 63 years ( I include Europe, the Former Warsaw Pact, South Korea, Japan and their former empire in the Pacific, the former Soviet Union, Iraqis, Afghanis, and Caribbean and South American nations in this liberation mix). Not because America fights Injustice and Persecution all over the world through our human rights policies and our representation of oppressed people everywhere on their behalf. Not because our churches provide more relief and food and charitable humanitarian donations to oppressed and destitute people the world over than other relief organizations worldwide, including the UN. Not because we freely trade our goods and services with and dramatically improve the lives of other nations through our research and development, and our business acumen and product development which has provided vaccines, medicine, food, clean water, expertise in all things which improve human life, including art, science, and culture. Not because we seek the Truth in the world, not for ourselves only, but to raise all Mankind up along with us. Not because we bend over backwards to put our own blood, toil, tears, and sweat to use in defending the lives of oppressed people the world over who stab us in the back at the first opportunity. No.

There is much more to this piece at the link and unfortunately I find myself in agreement with most of the thinking.

Never in my lifetime have I not believed in this country. This includes times when a sitting President was not one of my choice.

I have always been proud of be an American, of the values for which this country has stood and the freedoms we maintain.

We have survived wars, dissent, disputes, disagreements and the scorn of many of those in foreign lands for many years.

Through it all, even the times when the dissent touched my life personally, I continued and will continue to believe that there is no better place on this earth to have been raised and live out my life.

If the criteria required to love America is the party in power in Washington then we really have lost our way. Transitions in government have occurred since the inception of this land and no doubt will continue long after most of us have left this earth.

Could you imagine turning against a member of your family because their political beliefs are polar opposite of your own? If not, then how for the very same reason could you turn your back on your country?

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The best explanation of the word recess I have ever seen. Congressional Recess that is.

Here’s Uncle Jay.

So there you have it. Our hard earned tax dollars at work.

HT: Gateway Pundit

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Nothing world-changing here, but this guy is awesome!

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