STELLA PAUL: WHAT I MISS MOST ABOUT AMERICA
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/07/what_i_miss_about_america.html
Here are just a few of the things I miss since America entered the golden age of Hope and Change in January 2009.
Optimism
Going for minutes, hours, even days, without worrying about what weird insanity the government is dreaming up next
Having money
The Border Patrol
Looking up at the moon and thinking, “America – we own space!”
Having a president whose background isn’t more closely guarded than the formula for Coke
Going on vacation without the TSA auditioning me for “Stella Does Dallas”
Jobs
Not feeling like I have to whisper, if I say something that’s not completely, 100% complimentary about our president
Listening to the latest rant against Israel at the UN, without wondering if it’s coming from the American Ambassador
Feeling protected
Having a president who doesn’t want to fundamentally transform me
Getting a doctor’s appointment right away and not thinking, “That was nice while it lasted.”
Having a president who would never, ever bow to the Saudi king, the Chinese premier, the Japanese prime minister and the mayor of Tampa
Gazing up at the sky and not wondering if that’s a bird or a drone
Snacking on whatever I want, while the First Lady remains calm and indifferent
Having a president who thinks it would be unimaginably crazy to bring the 9/11 conspirators to New York for a civil trial
Privacy
Separation of State and Media
College graduates with a future in America, not China or Hong Kong
Having a president who inspires us to feel that Americans are all in this game together
A dollar that’s worth 100 cents and isn’t signed by a tax cheat
America’s Triple-A rating
Having a president who doesn’t seem needier for attention than Paris Hilton
Strolling through the mall without worrying about racially-motivated flash mobs
Looking at maps without trying to figure out where I can run
Reading 1984 as an interesting work of fiction
Dignity
Pride
What do you miss?
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