The First Of Its Kind

July 4th, 2011

What follows this introduction is the first inaugural address given in these United States. As we celebrate this day as as that of our nation's birth, marking the same day in July of 1776, I find it notable that the first swearing in of a President did not come until a little less than fifteen years later. Great things don't come cheap. They don't come easily. And, most importantly, they don't happen overnight.

It took a long time to get from the day of declared independence to April 30th, 1789. But get there we did. 

Quote Of The Day - Independence Day Edition

July 4th, 2011

To all those who would say we should roll back progress to the time of our Founders, I would suggest that they need to read substantially more Thomas Jefferson. Happy Birthday, America. We are still creating our future.

"Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can."
-- Thomas Jefferson

... And let's keep working on the rest.