The American Journey: Columbus Day celebrates our ever-new beginning

The Washington Times ^ | October 12, 2009 | Editorial

[Abakumov]

Each generation must renew the sense of discovery that is at the core of what it means to be American. We are all on a voyage to a new world, but there is no guarantee it will be a better one. Preserving the vision of America as the shining city on a hill requires the same boldness as Columbus, and the same willingness to take action. In these days when schools teach that our national heroes are villains, when a president gains international recognition for apologizing for the country, when climate change fanatics tell us we must halt our journey or fall off the edge of the Earth, we say, sail on, Columbia, sail on!

[Jacquerie]

I admire all the captains of the Age of Discovery. Columbus had big brass clankers, took enormous risks and lived to tell his story.

[CincyRichieRich]

Columbus Day is a holiday that the left has nearly destroyed. It isn’t even mentioned at our kids’ school in Cincinnati public and is looked at as an evil white explorer’s day.

Only after this administration and a few ones who realize America’s deep goodness and greatness will it ever be recognized again. That isn’t to say that our founding fathers didn’t have their numerous hypocritical flaws. We don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.

[bog trotter]

I guess I have a problem with Colombus’ actually “discovering” this continent.
There has been a lot of relics found, including Roman coins and Viking stuff and red-haired “indians”, that would lead us to believe that maybe he really wasn’t the first European. Just got the credit.

[Publius6961]

By childish definitions of "discovery," Alexander Fleming couldn't discover penicillin, either.
It already existed.

Reminds me of the debate that "welfare," as used in the Constitution, refers to the means of creating and permanently maintaining a human pet underclass.