How To Make An American Flag

I liked the piece of writing a lot. It had a lot of meaning.

The image of something where continuous rebuilding is part of its meaning is interesting.

And I don't have a problem with someone choosing a liberal (many of whose policies
I could never agree with) as representative of the hopefulness that embodies, _provided_
they don't mean to imply that such hopefulness is the exclusive prerogative of liberals, or
liberalism. It seems to me that it takes everybody, more participation than we've seen to date,
and no one group or philosophy entirely getting its own way; thus, the pendulum should be
expected to swing, and if some today think liberalism their answer, they should be ok with it
if in a few years, enough others think something else the answer to change the direction once
again.

One concern that some had about Bush (with the Patriot Act, forced interrogations,
secrecy, etc) should if they were honest, hold equally for Obama (expansion of government control over banks,
car makers, health care, energy, ...): all sides need to respect some _limits_ to their power. The 10th
Amendment embodies this concept, and the little regard it seems to get by all three branches of government,
under either major party, concerns me.

A flag that doesn't stand for anything is just a piece of cloth - and a President who won't stand up for anything is just another Liberal Hypocrite.

This is a stunning story, and quite breathtaking - a reminder that culture and national pride are not dead in the United States. In addition - that despite the special interests, bigotry, imperialism (culturally and politically), greed, stupidity and veniality that is the International view of the US, every once in a while a story like this reminds the world of the on-the-ground nature of the people of this fair country. A PBS view, if you like.

God Bless America, for as we all know, she and we need that blessing every day of our lives.