[Noumenon]

"A Republic, if you can keep it..."

Evidently, we can't.

[Tinman]

The one I had in mind was being deserving of "neither" security or liberty. Unfortunately, looks like both are appropriate.

Sad, isn't it?

Regards

[Joe Brower]

Keep your chin up, my good man, as well as your powder dry. We have to keep our eyes on the prize and stay optimistic, for that "can do" attitude is what created this greatest of all nations to start with, and will continue to preserve it.

Just imagine how George Washington must have felt at Valley Forge. He never lost faith, nor must we, even when it seems that "the odds are against us and the situtation is grim".

"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst". Mr. Washington said that, too. We could sure use a man like him today. Lacking that, it looks like it's up to us, who still remember what it truly means to be "American".

Stay well,

Joe B.