Not wanting to go into politics, I’ll get this out of the way as fast as I can. On the greatest of days that honor freedom, I am deeply concerned about the current direction of our Country. Any of us can think back to when we were younger and I’m sure think of more freedoms and liberties than we have now. Of course anything that has been, or will be, taken away from us, the people, will all be presented to us as something that must be done for the greater good. Our main concern is for our children. Times they are a changing and I don’t believe necessarily for the better. The only way for you as an individual to be heard is through your vote. After all, that’s what Independence Day is really all about, the right to vote on your beliefs and for your future. For too long too many people have voted on one divisive principal that has been trumped up by the opposing party to sway your vote. Whether it be abortion or education or equality in pay, which are all important, the future of our Country should not be decided by multitudes of individual partisan groups who all think the powers that be will do what they say. If you think about it, any candidate or party, makes so many promises, many that overtly contradict themselves, that there is no way they could possibly fulfill them. Look at our current Commander in Chief, what happened to closing Guantanamo in 30 days, what about immigration and Wall Street reform? All we got was more of the same. If you can’t see this, you’re a lost soul who has been brainwashed for so long that you can’t remember what was important to you in the first place. So on this day that honors our freedom, I ask you to vote for one thing and one thing only, freedom. If you do, things will be ok as freedom breeds innovation and innovation brings growth and prosperity. If however you vote the other way and our freedoms continue to erode, we will slowly lose our rights and one day, not in the too distant future, you may just lose your right to vote. Then of course, we wouldn’t have an Independence Day. So if you love your hot dogs, Mom and apple pie, always vote for those that will give you and yours the most freedom.
Now to the day, the boys and I did a lot yesterday to get ready to go to the mountains. Uncle T took Jag to lunch and Ty went to Jacks. Everyone made it home by about 1pm and then we proceeded to finish up the rest of our chores before Mom arrived home. Then we packed and tried to get everyone in bed early as we’re hitting the road at 6am. This of course is to beat the traffic to the hills where everybody will be going.
Robin arrives this afternoon and I’m sure my Mom is thrilled to have her here. We’ll of course see her Sunday. That’s about it, hope you all have a great day and take a moment and remember what the day is all about, your independence. It’s easy to lose but literally impossible to get back! God Bless.