Funny how a guy named Patrick Henry is known for the “Give me liberty or give me death” speech and now a guy named Patrick McHenry just replaced the derp Speaker of the House. It’s like we’re watching a movie…
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If not for his given name, Patrick, I would have first considered a connection to Fort McHenry and the War of 1812.
from the National Park Service website:
The valiant defense of the fort by 1,000 dedicated Americans inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814.
The War of 1812 has been called our "Second War of Independence."