What is wrong with being a proud American? Proud to live in the greatest nation on earth? Proud to stand and pledge allegiance to the flag that represents what America is about? Proud to say that our nation is one based on “In God we trust”? Proud to know that as Americans we can openly pray without attack and read the word of God that has been the bedrock of our judicial and moral system for over 200 years? Proud to know that as supporters of capitalism we have the freedom to work hard, invest and plan for our futures without having bureaucrats picking our pockets for their selfish gain?

What’s wrong with men and women who live their lives defending the freedom of America feeling good about their efforts without being condemned by the Washington establishment who’d rather be “politically correct” than stand firm for the freedoms that our soldiers are fighting for? The list could go on and on!

Here’s the bottom line as to why America is in the mess it’s presently in: We have been silent and reactive instead of being proactive! We have talked to one another in small groups instead of coming together as the heart and soul of America and letting it be known that “enough is enough”! We need to put our heart into America and once again elevate it to the level it previously held in the eyes of the world or move to a nation that allows terrorists to paralyze the nation and the government tells how to live our lives. It’s time for God-fearing, true-blooded Americans to stand up and speak out for America!

Ron Burch

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