My intention today was to tell you about me and big Rita. But, slowly returning from a life imposed exile there are other things on my mind. So in the interest of keeping this short, I will cut to the end. Big Rita changed her evil ways. Some other day, I may fill in the blanks.<\/p>\n
Recently, I bought a set of biographies called Heroes of History<\/a> written by Janet and Geoff Benge. I am passing them on to my granddaughters in hopes they will learn about people important to the development of our country and grow to embrace this most exceptional nation. After I read each one, I write a note in it and mail it to them.<\/p>\n In the George Washington biography, it noted as the British surrendered at Yorktown the band played an old nursery tune, The World Turned Upside Down<\/em>.<\/p>\n If buttercups buzzed after the bee, When the superpower of the day surrendered to the world\u2019s newest country, I suppose the world to them did appear a little upside down.<\/p>\n I live in a country where at its very beginning it was accepted that freedom is God given. It was that rag tag Army of citizen Soldiers that stood, fought and died to secure that freedom and to remain the guardian of it. As an American, I have never doubted that freedom is my birthright. But, if freedom is indeed God given is it not a universal birthright? Should not all people enjoy freedom? The answer of course is that they should. In the history of humankind, there is only one nation founded on that precept and I am blessed to live in it. At the outset, our founders \u201cappealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions<\/a>…\u201d and\u2026\u201dwith a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence<\/a>\u201d declared and set our country\u2019s foundation. America is exceptional because it is unique among nations of the world in its guarantee of individual liberty.<\/p>\n Even with this in mind, I am saddened. Our nation sits beneath the glow of Lady Liberty\u2019s torch. Our capitol city is filled with monuments honoring many of the heroes of history who gave us this great country and to the warriors who fought and died to preserve our universal birthright.<\/p>\n America has always been about love of God, love of family, and love of liberty and has been willing to defend that love wherever in the world it is threatened – until now. Somewhere along the way we got off track. Freedom derailed, its foundation shaken by people who do not acknowledge American Exceptionalism. As Americans, we are allowing ourselves to be led away from our foundation of individual liberty. All so gradually over the years, but now running at a torrid pace toward a destination where God is abandoned and the freedom he gave us forfeited. Yes forfeited. Man did not give us freedom and man cannot take it away. Freedom can only be forfeited. <\/p>\n More saddening is the lack of urgency in Americans and Washington\u2019s politicians to put us back on track. Everything is viewed in political cycles as in this one will pass too. Well it will not pass and even if it does what will be left to my granddaughters and to your grandchildren will be nothing like the United States of America that we knew. Ronald Regan warned us that America is freedom\u2019s last stand and there does not appear to be many Washington defenders of it.<\/p>\n The leader of our exceptional nation has declared, in his mind at least, that we are no more exceptional than any other nation. He has declared that we are not a Christian nation although a nation clearly founded on Judeo-Christian values whose national motto is In God We Trust. He refuses to acknowledge the Islamists or the Christians they are murdering across the Middle East and Africa. Instead, he talks about the Crusades from 700 years ago implying that we did as badly. Following his logic, what should we be doing now? He declares himself a Christian while mocking Bible scriptures, supporting abortions even to the point of allowing babies who survive abortion attempts to die and embracing homosexual marriage.<\/p>\n Our president is growing bolder in his last years as the nation\u2019s leader. I am no political prognosticator, but I am betting he will eventually jump the shark to the point that even MSNBC will not be able to defend his actions. There is less effort to mask his true persona or what his vision of a fundamental transformation truly is. He demonstrated boldly for anyone who was paying attention what he intends to leave as his legacy. When he embraced Raul Castro, an oppressive murdering Communist dictator, while declaring that he doesn\u2019t know about all of that stuff that happened before he was born his vision for America became crystal clear. Here is a hint. It is not the post-racial, post-political, red, white and blue America he promised. And Mr. President, just for the record, history did not begin with your<\/em> birth.<\/p>\n So now, the world is officially upside down. American will right herself only when Washington\u2019s politicians are forced to remember their roles.<\/p>\n \u00a9Copyright 2015 J. D. Pendry American Journal<\/a> All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nIf boats were on land,
\nChurches on sea,
\nIf ponies rode men,
\nAnd if grass ate the corn,
\nAnd if cats should be chased
\nInto holes by the mouse,
\nIf the mammas sold their babies
\nTo the Gypsies for half a crown,
\nIf summer were spring,
\nAnd the other way ’round,
\nThen all the world would be upside down.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n