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Yes, he sums it up.

I live in St Augustine, Florida, which is actually the oldest European-founded city in what is now the US - founded by the Spanish in 1565. Spanish was our language here until the late 18th century.

I don’t see any reason that Spanish speakers can’t be included in the project.

There has to be a common language, and that should be English (as it should be in Canada and a number of other places that have abandoned it to let a politically-motivated minority language take over). But holding out one’s hand to people whose language was spoken here well before a word of English was ever uttered on this continent isn’t a bad idea.

We’ve got to get our program together, and it’s got to be not about language or ethnicity or origin, but about the ideas of liberty, self-reliance, independence, morality, voluntary mutual assistance, and unlimited possibility.

What you say is all very true but truth is we need to learn to play the political game better than we have or keep losing. We are not losing because we advocate the wrong solutions or have the wrong message, we are losing because our messages are getting stomped on by a biased media and axelrod spinners who teach class warfare, its as all bush's fault and free lunches last forever.

Our messages are great. Our delivery and political speak not so much.

liberty, self-reliance, independence, morality, voluntary mutual assistance, and unlimited possibility.

Wonderful and uplifting prose! However the vast majority of Americans are now low-information voters. I see that constantly when Jay Leno sends out a person to interview people on the street at random. They know not who is the VP of USA but know who is Justin Beeber thoroughly. Once very proud people of Russia, China & India were seduced by the socialist propaganda which essentially told them the rich will pay their fair share and you all will get a fair shot (sound familiar?). People always fall for free stuff. Current crop of Americans is no smarter than people of Russia, China or India. I have zero doubt after watching Obama get re-elected easily that we are on a path to socialism. Of course eventually people found out socialism is just trickle up poverty. Now Russia has flat tax, China has 150 new Billionaires and one MILLION new millionaires. India economy has grown at 6%+ for last 10 years. USA will also come back from socialism but it usually takes 40+ years to wake up.

You live in St Augustine? In the 70’s, me and my friends made it a spring break destination during our high school years. We’d drive from Chicago to St A in a day and a half. Loved that town. Many memories of doing what teenagers do when no parents are around!