Hey Moby, I don't want you and all your fans to worry too much about all those soapbox ditties. Oh, don't' get me wrong, my enjoyment of them is only exceeded by my appreciation of you continuing to ring that ole Liberty Bell and oh, how you do ring that bad boy......and that, is the point I want to make. In case you have any fans out there that are really afraid lil obama or his liberal cronies are going to take down the Greatest Nation ever known. Sometimes, we give him way too much credit. I know you have a lot of exposure to our military, law enforcement and first responders; so, am sure you will back me on this. I recently attended the 2010 Mountain Ranger Association meeting at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Dahlonega, GA. Let me just say "fear not", GOD and country is alive and doing very well. In that environment, when Old Glory goes up or comes down, everything and everybody stops! I mean STOPS! Everyone turns to the Red, White and Blue, stands at attention, salutes or holds their right hand over their chest in total reverence and respect. There was a ceremony for fallen Rangers either killed in combat or recently passed away. Personal testimonies of bravery under fire, nerves of steel in and out of combat. I was surrounded by hundreds of like minded men and women, old and young from Vietnam, Grenada, and Dessert Storm to the current conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. I didn't hear one complaint when the Chaplin offered words to our creator, not in some generic, watered down, politically correct excuse for a prayer; but a heart felt thank you in the name of Jesus Christ. I know a lot of conservatives, but, only a few liberals. I am always impressed by the moral fabric, intestinal fortitude, civic pride, patriotism and "metal" I see and have seen in my conservative buddies and even casual acquaintances. Like wise, I am equally disappointed and not impressed by liberals I have known. I don't hate them, I don't fear them because there is a solid core of Americans out here, too silent sometimes; but rest assured they are out there. I would put them up against any enemy, foreign or domestic and never fear the outcome. Frankly, it would be quite one sided. There actually is a new conservative philosophy brewing. An old Sergeant Major once told me a long time ago, "if you give a man enough slack, he will hang himself every time." I have found that to be very true in numerous cases. With that said, let's stop fighting the homosexual movement, allow women to marry women and men to marry men. Let's stop fighting abortion. Shoot, in a couple of more generations there won't be any liberals. So, thanks Moby, your soapbox most often reflects that core of Americans who are disgusted and appalled at some of the roads our so called "leaders" want to take us down. I am a proud American and personally, I am vigilant and politically active; but, not afraid. Paul from the New Testament said, "I must fight the good fight and run the good race." Too the end and beyond, I'll see you on the other side, Sergeant Eddie Alexander A Co. 75th Infantry Rangers Sgt. Alexander, A true pleasure to hear from you, sir. The optimistic tone of what you've written is reassuring, and I pray you're correct. I'm also cautiously optimistic (granted it could easily be just naivety) that you accurately predict the continued strength & sovereignty of the land of the free, and home of the brave. My fear is that those spoiled, dependent, and lazy among us who've never feared the loss of the sweet taste of liberty, might have never given thought to how easily the government could turn on its own people, then expand & take it all away. It might also be possible that the descendents of old soldiers have taken their collective eye of what it takes to defend what has been fought for and presented to a generation that might ultimately lose it without even so much as a skirmish of defense. We could easily die by our own hands, hung collectively by the slack we've all been given. New soldiers are pledged and sworn to, without question or rebuke, follow a leadership without commitment and resolve, and we could pay an unthinkable price for having allowed such weak leadership to have taken control. So, Sergeant, don't undersell "lil Obama or his little cronies". Many victories have been won & lost because of underestimation. Just because we've had the honor of being born and raised in "the Greatest Nation ever known", in no way guarantees its future, or ours. I believe that if we don't sway the pendulum of independence back closer to center in these upcoming mid-term elections with the only real voice of the people that's ever existed, our votes, our country might be forever changed. America as we've known it will become a gray, bleak, and lifeless land of government dependence, where the masses have little or no voice at all in our fates. So, you vote, and make damned sure that everyone else does. If you're right, Sgt. Alexander, then we win, but woe be to us and our descendents if you're wrong. Future generations will not be taught in our government schools how America came to be, and how unbelievably ferocious & mighty, yet benevolent & blessed it was. Nero fiddled while Rome burned. To me, it appears to repeat itself at the frightening hands of "lil Obama or his little cronies". Be aware, soldier, not only is the wolf at the gate, it's in the field, and feasting on the flock at will without so much as the sound of alarms or cries from the defenseless sheep. God protect us all in these most perilous of times. MOBY