Happy Birthday, America

By Semperpapa

Happy Birthday, America, my beloved country!

And today my wishes are more heartfelt than ever before, as my beloved country is in the mix of a national struggle that, in my opinion, is one for its very existence.

The United States of America has endured, throughout its history, some very challenging periods, due to foreign and domestic foes who have put the resolution of the American people to the test.

From the War of Independence to the Civil War, from the turmoil of the 1960s to the turmoil of today and from Pearl Harbor to 9-11-01, America has always responded in accordance to the ideals that were first brought forward by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"

But never before in our history have the American ideals faced the danger of extinction as today, with the current political leadership hell bent on undoing any of the factors that have made the political experiment called United States of America the envy of other countries and the beacon of liberty for millions.

Those who call themselves the representatives of the people are failing at doing just that, pursuing instead personal agenda of power and control that resembles more the actions of a tyrannical government than of elected representatives of the people. Their agenda is the imposition of their will upon the people of the United States, justifying their actions by taking the position that they, in their elitist position, are intellectually better equipped to know what the people want, what the people need. Is there much of a difference between what President Obama or Nancy Pelosi are telling the American people or what their actions are, and what King George or Stalin or Hitler were saying and doing?

Last night I was watching the mini-series John Adams, in
particular the episode when John Adams joined Benjamin Franklyn in Paris to try to gain the support of the French monarchy for the Revolutionary War.
And as I am watching John Adams shocking introduction to the decadence of French nobility, I could not help but have a feeling of dread for the future of my country.

The frivolity and excesses John Adams witnessed in Paris reminded
me of the personal Boeing 757 that Nancy Pelosi got for herself to fly back
and forth from Washington to California, all at taxpayers cost, fully loaded with booze for hundreds of thousands of dollars. All the while telling the American people that they should be happy they are out of work, because now that Obamacare has been passed, they can pursuit their "dreams" with the knowledge that they have medical coverage.

And the decadence of king Luis XIV, so immersed in his personal parties and his personal maintenment of power, reminded me of President Obama golfing and playing basketball as our Military is involved in two
wars and the lives of millions are being devastatingly impacted by economic mismanagement.

And the somber knowledge of what it took for that particular political system to be abolished (check French Revolution), keeps me up at night.

234 years ago, our Founding Fathers put their own lives on the
line for the achievement of freedom and independence. 234 years later
we witness a nation increasingly surrendering those very liberties to a
despotic government.

So I celebrate another birthday of my country, sure with good food, some beer and taking in a firework show, but my thoughts remain vigilant on the future and my hopes rest on the first leg of an hopefully peaceful new American Revolution to start next November.

Just my thoughts!