What Jefferson Wrought; The author of the Declaration laid the philosophical bedrock of the American republic.

National Review Online  "It expressed our mind, though not our practice, most obviously when it came to the disgrace of slavery. Yet the Declaration has served over time as an acid test of freedom; it has exposed our failures to live up to truths we pronounced “self-evident.” In the 19th century, apologists for slavery felt compelled to dismiss the Declaration as a “glittering generality.” It was Abraham Lincoln, the great vindicator of freedom, who boasted, “I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.”
"Those sentiments, so vividly expressed, should always inform debates over the role and purposes of government in America."  Rich Lowry is editor of National Review.

An Immodest Proposal

Prof. Mike Adams "Earlier this week, the Court ruled that a public university may require all student organizations to admit any student as a voting member or officer. The decision applies even to a student who is openly hostile to the group's fundamental beliefs." Emphasis added.

A suggestion for this 4th of July

American Thinker "The Oath of Office is as follows...I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
"Since Obama has proven incapable of doing the job we must do it for him."

Blame game could 'boomerang' on Obama, strategist says

CNN  "Though the Democrats controlled Congress in the last two years of the Bush administration and have controlled both the White House and Congress for a year and a half -- 41 percent of people surveyed in a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll said Republicans are responsible for the current economic problems. Twenty-eight percent blamed Democrats, and 26 percent said both parties share responsibility."