[Valin]

“Victory in Afghanistan may still seem hollow, though, if this country continues to rot at the head regardless.”

Survey reveals high-school students’ views on American citizenship
http://www.signaltribunenewspaper.com/archives/7067

[throwback]

Thanks for the positive note on this July 4th. I won't be disheartened then when the girl at the drive through passes me my change and I notice she has steel rods through her tongue and eye brow, various tattoos, and I think somehow I've landed in some ancient barbarian culture.

[neverdem]

Great pick for a link! I’m so tired of all the “woe is me, the end is nigh,” nihilism that I read in this forum lately.

[bitt]

e-mail worthy for this weekend’s celebration!

thanks!

I also passed it on to some lib families whose kids should be looking for scholarship money but instead are slouching about in clusters thinking they’re gonna get some of Obama’s stash...