America … Worn and Tattered

Our thanks to all Veterans!

 

Our Flag is still flying!

  

I spotted this flag flying over a quiet community baseball field this morning. 

It’s tattered appearance brought to mind the Star Spangled Banner and images I recall associated with the inital inspiration for Francis Scott Key or memories I have of the movies and community events when the song has been played and sung.   

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light,

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,

O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.

And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;

O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Is the American flag still waving?  Yes!

Do we appreciate the dedication and sacrifices of people who have kept us free?  Absolutely!

We got through the election.  Our flag is still flying, but it is hard to feel confident that the right changes have taken place.

Did the recent political campaigns raise your blood pressure?

Did the attack-the-opponent strategy make you tired?  sad? angry? frustrated?

Democrats … once known as a party of inclusion … can’t develop a unified message to its members or the Nation.

 

Republicans … under the guise of fiscal conservatism … strangle any legislative efforts to help the vicitims of the their laissez-faire economics.

 

Every politician seems to be more concerned about their own interests and those of their friends (duh, big surprise) rather than being willing to work together to get our country back on solid footing. 

How will these approaches heal and protect the USA? 

 

On top of that, we have”The Party of No” trying to paint more states red and many of the voters responsible for the blue and purple states failing to show up at the mid-term elections.

 

How does “leaving the decision to others” preserve our democracy?

 

We still face a lot of serious issues.

We still have 2 Wars … and others seem to be pending.

How do we protect the USA and support our allies without bankrupting the country?

Unemployment remains at an incredibly high level.

 

What can be done to create jobs?

Foreclosures and an underemployed construction industry showcase terrible weaknesses in our economic condition.

Over-worked employees who have survived as friends and co-workers have been laid off wonder when the pressure will be reduced.

Do you wonder why America has become so tattered?

 

In spite of, or because of all these issues, I’m thankful to our Veterans and their families for making sure we can say each morning ”that our flag was still there.”

 

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