My Country, T'is of Thee...

Strange to think that those terrorists who so deeply wounded us thought we would just lay down and die. Certainly they never read any of our history, never knew that we wrested this country from the grip of England and evil King George. I just read our Constitution, and it is a thing of beauty. I can see why people study law now. The Law of our Land insures that we get to keep those things we fought so hard for back in 1776. Our "founding fathers" were young men with great minds. The balance of power they provided for works just as they planned, insuring we will never be swept away by a Hitler. No police state, either. I am learning a lot in Political Science. Everyone should have to take this course. Our democracy is a pluralist system, basically motivated by special interest groups. It makes me happy that I joined AARP, who are lobbying now to stop our current evil George from doing damage to the Social Security system. There is no law that prevents us from electing a boob president of this country. Perhaps it is time for an amendment, the 28th, that requires personality testing of the candidates, so we can weed out the megalomanics like George before they can charm the Heartland and steal elections. Where is Thomas Jefferson when we really need him? All he did was diddle his slaves, the female ones, that is. Otherwise, he was wise and steady and would never send our young men to the other side of the world to attack a sovereign nation on a rumor of threat. I want a president who is smarter than I am. Is that so much to ask?