A sobering thought for this Independence Day Holiday...

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. An opportunity to reflect on what America is all about.

This year there are some reasons for concern. A war in Iraq with no end in sight. The image of America around the world at an all-time low. Now we read in the NYT that our President feels "liberated" despite his very low poll ratings. The suggestion is that he doesn't care what the public thinks any more. This is not a major problem if it just leads him to commute the jail sentence of a convicted felon. But what if he decides, in harmony with his messianic beliefs, to bomb Iran. A sobering thought for this Independence Day Holiday.