My three boys and I are big fans of "Choppers" as well. I keep ribbing the guys that Paul Sr. is my role model as the perfect dad. Right now I'm letting my beard grow so that one night they'll be surprised when dad walks in the door with a "Paul special" on his face, and raising H*ll that homework isn't done yet! :)
I loved how during the FIRE BIKE episode the maker of the carburetor took it on his own to design ot like a fire hydrant and to show up with his crew in person to see it fire up, Or during the COMMANCHE BIKE episode, the engine builder showed up on short notice to fix the engine.
Those guys are Americans, they get no medical benefits, no tax breaks, no thought from our establishment.
But also as a classicist of Greek civilization I can tell you that the middle class, the small land holders, where the democracy and that the rich of Athens on purpose willingly gave up their wealth (now we would call it redistribushion of wealth) in order to create as much of a middle class as possible.
The rich created democracy because they feared that the poor who outnumbered them would one day take all their wealth away.
By creating a sizable middle class they richm still were rich, just not as rich and the poor diminished and had an opportunity to rise up.
We need to breed MORE middle class in this nation. That does not mean MORE jobs since the jobs created are less and less true MIDDLE CLASS jobs that can support a family unless BOTH parents work.
The myth that women work to have a life outside of the family is just that, a myth. Women work because the family needs the income.
As a family values conserbative how can you support that? I can't. We need jobe created and PROTECTED that can provide enough income that one member of the household can provide for his family's needs and support a middle class lifestyle that our democracy and freedom depends upon.
Yes, I know I sound like am jousting with wind mills.....