Father of our country
Slated on Backbone Radio, Feb. 22
Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.
Who is your exemplar of the model American? Mine is George Washington. Even as the city named for him seems tarnished and small, the Father of our country stands tall across the centuries. We’re in awe of Washington’s valor in persevering to victory against all odds in America’s war of independence. Washington’s self-denial in surrendering his command when he could have been king. His wisdom in chairing the Constitutional Convention. His integrity in demonstrating what the Presidency should be. His nobility in standing down after two terms.
The nation once honored this giant on his birthday every Feb. 22. Now he is marginalized in memory, diminished in textbooks, irrelevant to current issues and politics. That’s wrong. All of us, as patriots, are George Washington’s spiritual descendants. Backbone as he exemplified it is our keynote this Sunday.
** What’s next from Obama and Congress, now that the stimulus monster has been birthed? I’ll talk with Katie Packer of the Workforce Institute about card check and the labor unions… and with DA Ken Buck about illegal immigration.
** How do Colorado conservatives get back on offense? I’ll talk with Amy Oliver of the Independence Institute about transparency legislation… with CU Regent Tom Lucero about academic freedom and clean government… and with GOP vice-chairman candidate Leondray Gholston.
At the inaugural, our new president quoted General Washington. Fair enough. But try to imagine Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden at the commander’s side at Valley Forge, deliberating with him at Philadelphia in 1787, or in his cabinet during the French crisis in 1793. Citizens have their work cut out with these mediocrities in charge. Let’s get to it.
Yours for self-government,
JOHN ANDREWS
The author can be reached at John@BackBoneAmerica.net
