The meaning of the 4th of July

When I was at University I studied U.S. History in depth. The long, 235 year history of this country is marred by one war after another. It started with the Revolutionary War, then the War of 1812, then the Spanish American War, Two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and finally the Middle East. All these wars had one common denominator. The finest of our young men died.

So here we are in 2012 looking at another war in the Middle East and celebrating not just those who died, but those who will die in the defense of our country. A few years ago I would have said, "In defense of our country, our Constitution and our way of life,"  but those last two do not seem relevant under the Obama Administration. Take a look at what has happened over the last three and a half years.

2,000,000 jobs lost.  $9,000,000,000 in waste added to the national debt in a stupid attempt to undermine the "American Way,"  manufacturing in America is at its lowest point since World War I,  the U.S. Dollar is in the toilet, the size of Government and the number of Government employees is growing at a record rate and now we have 21 new taxes from Obamacare on the middle class while this administration touts economic recovery by "taxing the rich."

Free Speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment is gone.  The White House and Department of Justice is deeply involved in massive coverups over Solyndra, Fast & Furious and other issues.Harry Reid refuses to allow debate on the Senate floor of Economic and Job proposals coming  from the House. Nancy Pelosi is spewing insanity like, "Unemployment is good for America. It Creates Jobs."  This Administration refuses to allow the import of oil from our closest neighbor, Canada, by way of the XL Pipeline, while cutting off oil drilling and exploration in the U.S. The largest source of energy in the use is Coal  for which the Department of Energy has written impossible rules and regulation reducing the use of coal by 20 - 25%. Meanwhile the Administration forges ahead with out of control spending and refusal to even bother with any kind of budget.

Did anyone ask you or me if we approved of any of this?  In the eyes of this Administration we are too stupid to deal with big issues like these.  It is time for a change. Not the "fundamental change" Obama promised, but a change back to the pre-Obama  America.