Wow... an old geezer getting first into "Tweeting" and now into blogging. Amazing what love of country can inspire. I have also been inspired by the many bloggers and sites that have articulated the "New Patriotism" so well and shun the nanny-state mentality of the big-government left. I have watched with dismay as both parties pander to the needy population. I am reminded of what Alexis de Toqueville wrote in his 1800's analysis of American democracy: (paraphrasing) the American democracy will survive until Congress sees that they can bribe the people with the people's own money.

It will take the brave and bold (like Sarah Palin) to overcome the Beltway elitists. It will take people like me to "watch their backs" and also be as brave and bold... to dedicate our "lives, our fortunes and hour sacred honor" to save our country and our children's future.