[illstillbe]

I should mention that not all of these "imaginary" posts were written by me. This was discussed over on the ATRW thread ... and several other posters contributed. My thanks to them and to a certain somebody who formatted the above.

[Neets]

Patriots BTT!!!!

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Well done!

[WaterDragon]

I found this thread in a comment posted on "A day in the life of President Bush."

I love American history and a favorite recent read was "April 18 (or 19), 1775". One of the story lines was about Sam Adams and his hatred of the British and longing for Americans to kick the Brits out of the colonies. Sam controlled waterfront gangs and sent them out to trash the homes of the British leaders, tarring and feathering some of the loyalists. He wasn't above, either, writing letters to newspapers with atrocious lies about the Brits just to stir Americans up against them. I was appalled when I read this, but deep in my heart, I was grateful to that Samuel Adams. I'd love to have met him. I've been reading this week in "The First American", about Ben Franklin. Sam Adams, and even more so his cousin John Adams, were not quite sure of Franklin's loyalty. And they thought him a hedonist.

Anyway, one of the things I love about Americans, and it's something the founders considered especially hopeful for the nation's survival, is our contentiousness. This thread is terrific. I plan to read along and ENJOY!

[ClancyJ]

This is wonderful!!!! So well done. How very believable too. Such a lesson for all of us and a reminder that human nature stays the same year after year.