World War, Now and Then

Does anyone remember WWII?  A time when the country united to fight a common enemy?

As a WWII buff I know a lot about those times.  The country was willing to sacrifice in order to win a war.  And they did win it even though they hated how it had to be done,

After 9/11 our country united in a way I have never seen before...and it had nothing to do with GWB.  But where is that mentality now?  Where was the call to arms that our forefathers experienced and that drove women to weld and rivet during WWII?  (How traditional was that?)

The "War on Terror" has no status because it is not a declared war.  Congress has not declared war since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.....but more civilians lost their lives on 9/11 than soldiers on
December 14th, 1941 in Pearl Harbor.  Meanwhile we face serious threats from home grown terrorists

It's hard to declare war against an enemy that has no real home territory.  But, most Americans think we are fighting war...Afghanistan and Iraq to the contrary.

Are we at war or are we not at war?  Congress, make up your mind.  The President can ask Congress to declare war, but only Congress can decare war.  Declare war on Al Que'da.  Do it now or don't tax me into oblivian to pay for stuff that does not exist in the minds of politians.

We either have a war or we do not.  Convince me we have a sacrifice worth making....I'll make the sacrifice.....but not for cap and trade (it is merely another scheme to redistribate wealth)....and not for a health care bill that will do the opposite of WH rhetoric.

We helped win WWII.....Let's win the Health Care Reform Bill defeat.  Defeat the worst bill Congress has ever written.

Prejudice in America

Our country has a long history of prejudice.  African Americans were slaves and only counted as 3/5 of a person.  Irish Americans were invited not to apply for positions.  Jews were discriminated against prior to WWII and beyond.  German Americans and Japanese Americans suffered during WWII and beyond.  JFK was questioned about his loyalty to America or the Vatican.  Now it is Muslim Americans.

Personally I hate the hyphenated American thing.  Either you are an American or not. 

I would like to think that we are Americans or not Americans.  I detest having to remember to say African American, Muslim American or Mexican American and remembering to to put a hyhphen or not.

We are all the same people....we all immigrated here at some point....and we all learned how to get along in this country.

I think that this country has learned, more than any other country, how to get along and assimilate immigrants.

Will our Congress let us do what we do best?  Or, will they try to legislate our hearts?