[Wellington VII]

It is wonderful to see Bing showing the Denver Civic Center illuminated in red, white and blue on this Independence Day.

[Prospero]

With genuine respect to Denver's Civic Center, which I confess I would not know from the Roman Forum, neither of these sites is particularly patriotic. I will give Bing additional points for it's red, white and blue colors and perhaps more for choosing to make out of Denver's Civic Center a new national symbol.

And Bing's choice, again, could not be a Christmas Card, could it?

But no salutation, no pageant, pomp or parade - no bombs going off - no celebration, in short, of Americans being free, forevermore.

They were taught in the citadels of Progressive Education Experimentalism that such things are "Jingoist," something to be embarrassed over.

The answer is to celebrate without apology with people who feel the same, and to ignore these ultimate generic sign-boards.