[Eastbound]

"We did that by taking responsibility for our own fate."

To make that decision alone is difficult, but doubly so when you may have to lay down your life in defense of that decision.

An excellent summation, CB. Thanks very much. One to kick off the New Year with -- and to read often.

[Congressman Billybob]

Thank you. I didn’t set out to write a “year-end piece,” or to write something good enough to deserve re-reading. But sometimes the subject and the material I have to work with cause an occasional column to rise above the average level.

Glad you liked this. I appreciate your compliment.

John / Billybob