Lines in the sand ...

... literally.

Benjamen Franklin, while the last members of the Convention were signing the Constitution, observed the rising sun on the back of the President's chair in the great hall. He noted to a few people near by that painters, in their work, find it difficult to distinguish a setting sun from a rising one. "I have often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now at length I have happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.", 1787.

I don't know exactly when America purged itself of our Founders and by extension the principles that made this nation into the world's breadbasket (at 5% of the earth's population no less), but I'd wager it was about the time we started referring to opening prayers as a "moment of silence."

We have seen in recent years the baby boomers, whom moved juvenile rebellion from the realm of a temporary youthful right of passage into a life long pursuit, come to run this nation and its' various apparatus. Counter culture is now the dominant culture. No history taught until 6th grade, ethnic "everything" studies that empower and regale every culture, minority and abnormality in behaviour except traditional American values, demoralizing films of our military, morally relative adherence as the new gospel, and so on and so forth. There is no doubt that the Woodstock ilk grew older and went into film, journalism, elected office, law school and academia and have thus succedded in representing a minority view as a majority attitude. However, they have not learned well the lessons of their own past. If cultural "rebellion," especially youthful rebellion is as constant as Cardinal directions in this life, then they would know they sewed the seeds of their own demise at the point of their domination. At the absolute zenith of their power - both Houses of congress, the presidency, majority media outlets, Hollywood, etc - they are being cast back, set asunder if you will, by ordinary people coming together and sending little tea bags in white envelopes to Washington. From the Tea Party to the 9/12 project, to AM talk radio to the the ratings of Fox News (more than all other cable outlets combined), the counter culture is being, well ... countered. And in doing so restoring my faith in my fellow Americans that when things are at their dimmest, when we teeter on the brink of casting a shadow over the Constitution in favor of collectivist social policy which will doom us to economic and societal ruin - we stop, and get it right. We reset our course on the proper path. From sea to shining sea we are taking down, as votes are counted, one elected official after another. And I see run of the mill local people, sheriff's, county commissioners, doctors, even house wives standing up to run for office, not just competing as an honorable "also rans", but coming from 20, 30 points down to unseat incumbents in both parties. And to that end this is the latest example.

We all know of the Arizona Law. We understand that it is common sense put to paper. Well, among those protesting is the Mayor and City Council of Los Angeles. Whom have taken to voting in the affirmative for a boycott of their neighbor state. One guy, one little commissioner has knocked that entire city's government back on its' heels, because he too was fed up with the attacks on common sense. This letter to the good mayor of LA is simply priceless - Corporate Commissioner Gary Peirce.

So my message for those pulling their hair out at trillion dollar bailout this, and socialized that, fairness doctrines; Obama-care; open borders; monumental debt; is simply this: take heart, for we surround them ... and our sun is again set to rise.