It’s not the most famous Inaugural but I’ve always had a soft spot for Bill Clinton’s 1993 line, “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.”
It’s an appropriate thing to take heart to as we look back on 250 years, and work ahead.
Lib: "Happy birthday."
USA: "Thanks!" (Eating apple pie)
Lib: "You’re not perfect."
USA: "Yeah…okay."
Lib: "People say you’re exceptional."
USA: "Oh, that’s nice!"
Lib: "You ARE exceptional."
USA: "Thank you?"
Lib: "What makes you exceptional is that we can still change everything that is so crappy about you! YOU ARE PRETTY TERRIBLE."
USA: "This seems like a time and place issue. It’s my birthday."
Lib: "And on every single birthday you have disappointed me."
USA: "I never said I was perfect. But I feel pretty proud of what we’ve built."
Lib: "YOU NEED TO BE DIFFERENT. YOU’RE SUCH A HYPOCRITE."
USA: "Becoming better was kinda the point. There’s a plan for doing that in my birth docs."
Lib: "And here you are, obsessing over your good traits and accomplishments ON YOUR BIRTHDAY."
USA: "Mm-hmm, that seems kinda normal."
Lib: "GAH, YOU MAKE ME SO ANGRY!"
USA: "I think maybe you're just not interested in a bday party?"
Lib: "Oh, great tolerance! Way to live up to your values! This is what I MEAN about you!"
President Biden: Americans never bow. We never bend. We never break when confronted with crisis. We endure, we overcome, and we always, always, always move forward. We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line.
President Biden: Americans never bow. We never bend. We never break when confronted with crisis. We endure, we overcome, and we always, always, always move forward. We are America, second to none, and we own the finish line.
A communist will never say that, nor a liberal, nor a conservative, nor a libertarian, because that's not what the Declaration of Independence says. Undoubtedly, this was the pinnacle of our 250 years.
Do you know why I'm pissed off on this July 4th? Because I'm seeing the greatest country in the history of the world increasingly bathing in the infinity pool of parasitic suicidal empathy (as has occurred with much of the West). PLEASE activate your inner honey badger and defend American freedom. Do not take American Exceptionalism for granted. Fight! Fight! Fight!