THAT'S ALL for this Independence Day special. Normal blogging resumes tomorrow.

WHY DO YOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY? Susie Moore explains.

REAL AMERICA NEVER FORGETS: It forgives, but never forgets.

THE FOURTH OF JULY: America celebrates a history of freedom won by firearms.

I prefer to live in that "Shining City on a Hill".

IT'S NOT JUST THE SPIRIT OF 1776: July 4th is the anniversary of more than just American independence.

PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE explains the Declaration of Independence. here'sthe gist:

If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.

Now go read the rest.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: Abraham Lincoln explains its meaning (back in 1858; still true today).

UNFORTUNATELY, TOO TRUE: Country singer Craig Morgan says many young people don't apprecciate the freedom this great Nation offers.

MIKE ROWE'S "Something to Stand For" movie trailer. I haven't seen it yet, but I will when it comes to town.

RED STATE presents fireworks.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US: It's OUR day, our US of A day - the day WE took and no one can take from us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

And let's make it great (again).

It's Independence Day. Celebrate!