A Good Year for the Outlaw

Here is my response to this column by Cal Thomas at pjstar.com today.: 

What a very fine, heartfelt column from Mr. Thomas, and his fourth and fifth paragraphs say it all. As a Democrat, I myself have felt the wrath of those who call me “anti-American” and a “hater of America”. Quite the contrary. I am one of those who often (regularly) disagrees with Cal Thomas. Not on this day. Happy 4th to everyone, even those who divide us.

Here are the paragraphs I referenced:

Last week, U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said that religion is not the exclusive property of conservative Christians. He is right. Neither is patriotism a trademark of the Republican Party.

As with religion, some people on the right have used patriotism, which should be a unifying theme, to divide Americans. My liberal friends love America as much as I do. They might disagree on some, or all, of my political and religious beliefs, but that does not make them less in love with America, much less un-American.

Well said, Mr. Thomas, well said. Some of the folks right here in Central Illinois (I won’t name names, let’s just say that it rhymes with “monster”) could learn quite a bit from Mr. Thomas’ words today.