Posted by
Jim M. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:00:00 AM
Thanks to the kind folks at Townhall for allowing me a little space on their forum.
The flag depicted above is the Gadsden Flag. It was one of the many flags born during the Revolutionary War. To me, it has always reflected the spirit and resolve of those who founded this great Nation; those who were willing to stand up for their principles and values, those who had a strong sense of right from wrong, and those who would fight, and die, for the lofty concepts of independence, freedom and liberty.
I believe the Spirit of America represented by the Gadsden Flag is still alive and well in America. Unfortunately, that spirit seems to have been abandoned by our political leaders. Honor, character and integrity are treated as quaint antiques of another era, consigned to the basement of history. Principles and values have been sacrificed in the name of political self-preservation and expediency. The spirit behind the formation of the United States relegated to the garbage pile of antiquity by modern day politicians and leaders who have become the antithesis of that spirit. We are now ruled by a tyranny of the minority. Instead of taxation without representation, we have representation without taxation. Instead of asking not what our Country can do for us, more and more people are first asking what their Country can do for them.
It is time to revive the Spirit of America. And the motto, "Don't Tread on Me", seems a very appropriate banner to rally under.
Coming to you from a dusty corner in the basement of Townhall. Thanks for stopping by.