The reading of the Declaration of Independence in front of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s childhood home in Portland, Maine

My friend Suzan (who took the above picture and sent it to me) and I went to Portland on the 4th of July to hear Rep. Herb Adams read the Declaration of Independence aloud. Let patriotism ring! Honestly, I think Sarah Palin should listen to this document be read aloud, because last I knew, kings [...]

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

GLENN BECK AT CPAC 2010: ‘Hello, my name is the Republican Party, and I’ve got a problem. I’m addicted to spending and big government…I’m addicted to spending and I just don’t want to spend today.’ (CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO QUOTE)

"If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “Liberal,” then I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.” ~ John F. Kennedy, 1960