Once again, our nation celebrates its birthday with pomp and circumstance. I’ll likely go down to the hamlet of Allen and scope out their parade because I love a parade! (That sounds like a song.) Then I’m off to the Lynard Skynard concert.
If it sounds like a campaign calendar, well, it sort of is. But last night I found out that there were just 7 applicants for the 7 spots on the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee ballot so barring a late write-in campaign, come September I’ll become one of 4 new members of the committee (joining 3 incumbent holdovers.) However, I also found that there were quite a few new names added to other ballots, so this week I have to send more copies of my original Ten Questions posthaste to latecomers in the U.S. Senate race and the Maryland General Assembly version to 22 folks (and slot them in.) That should be interesting and it should be fair warning to hopefuls who read monoblogue.
But I think this is good news. I got a handout at last night’s Central Committee meeting of everyone who is running in Wicomico County. For all of the elective offices, there are 78 people on the ballot.
As long as America has a stock of people who wish to make a difference, we’re going to be all right. It’s when apathy becomes the norm that we are in trouble.
And it’s not just a popularity thing. The Democrats and moonbats out there like to rail on President Bush’s 40% approval rating. From what I understand, if there had been opinion polls out during Revolutionary times, the approval rating of that war would’ve been in the low 30’s. Fortunately for us 230 years later, those guys you see the places named after (Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Hancock, et. al.) ignored the polls and did what they believed was right to secure the blessings of liberty.
Today we celebrate with fireworks, concerts, parades, family gettogethers, and the like. It’s one of the few days the government hasn’t messed with as far as holidays go, and it’s the one day we should revel in the red, white, and blue.
Speaking of which, I’m a little tardy in doing it, so I’ll take my leave to proudly hang up my flag! Happy Independence Day to all!
