On this Independence Day, I am particularly aware of our founding as a nation and the liberties I have taken for granted most of my life. I probably should say all of my life, but those times when my oldest brother served overseas in the Korean and Vietnam Wars brought the cost of freedom to our doorstep.
I see our liberty being taken from us day by day in the wake of the Obama administration's agenda, with few Americans challenging government intrusion in the private sector, the imposition of debt that will restrict opportunity for coming generations, or the laws that assail not only our standard of living, but the exercise of individual freedom. Every day I am stunned at the next step and the next and the next that are being taken to fundamentally change our way of life... with an unquenchable thirst for more governmental power by those whose vision for the future should be better grounded in our nation's founding. I no longer take our freedoms for granted as I am persuaded daily that those occupying seats of power in our nation's capitol do not share my love of such liberty.
Happy Birthday, USA, and I pray that this nation, under God, will continue to prosper as our founding fathers intended.
To renew your appreciation of our birth as a nation, watch this Francis Scott Key video (disclaimer: no contemporary political endorsements intended).
