Commentary

Celebrating Everyday Americans

By Ashton Ellis
Thursday, July 01 2010

When you’re 234 years old, every birthday is cause for celebration. And while it’s true that the national unemployment rate is holding steady at 10%, and no credible solution to stopping the Gulf Oil Spill is available yet, those Americans who meet every day with a calm conviction that theirs is a country worth defending have good reason to be proud this Independence Day. In fact, the time has come for the millions of persevering Americans to demand change from Washington, D.C. – not just in how the Beltway crowd treats their fellow citizens, but the way they speak…

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