For the working man
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms [of government] those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.-Thomas Jefferson
Over two hundred years ago, the founding fathers worked to establish a country based on individual freedoms. Freedom from oppression, freedom of religion, freedom from the "state". This Fourth of July, I wonder what they would think of their grand experiment?
In many ways America has been everything they dreamed and more. No other country in the history of the world has created more wealth, opportunity and freedom. Yet we find, slowly, our freedoms slipping away taken by career Republicrats, a political class that is loosing touch with the very people they claim to represent. They are not what makes America work.
Who does make America work?
The teachers, police and firemen, the factory worker, the sales clerk. Anyone who gets up every morning and goes out hoping that there is still a part of the American dream left for them and their children.
And the dream is still obtainable.
Harder to get perhaps, but there is still no other place on earth where a person with no background or even education can become so successful. America still is, with all its problems, conflicts and issues, the single greatest country the world has ever seen or may see again. I am thankful I was born American and it is my hope and prayer that we as a people, will not let the dream slip away.
God bless all of you, and God bless America. Happy Fourth of July.
DWO working for a living in the good ol USA.
posted by Death Warmed Over | 8:18 PM
8 Comment:
Is that really you? Well, God bless you too.
Yep that's me on our practice pole behind our work center. Every so often we have to climb to prove that we can. We don't climb as much as we used to (I have a bucket truck) be we still have to know how to do it. The only thing holding me up there is about 2 inches of steel attached to the "hooks" on my boots.
for real? not lying?
True dat. The picture was taken with a nokia camera phone.
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Going on vacation the rest of the week. Have a good week all.
Yeah, America rulz, even though Georgia has stupid laws preventing us from setting of fireworks, or drinking on Sundays.
haha i believe it but then i already knew that one :D
have fun away, i just got back!
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