NMPolitics - A pessimistic friend used to say, “It is always darkest before it turns completely black.” On the other hand, there are optimists like myself who believe our country will be fine despite the challenges. We are a strong country with dedicated patriots sworn to defend and protect our Constitution. How many? Fewer than before, but there are still many. While great evil exists both outside and inside our nation, as we are in our 236th year, it is much like every other year. There have been and will always be great danger. It does not look worse today than it did at other times in our country’s history. Start with the Revolutionary War. After signing the Declaration of Independence, what was on the minds of our founding patriots as they went home?
They put the names and sacred honor in a way certain to anger the most powerful man in the world, King George III of England. Each signatory knew that if the revolution failed, or if they were captured by British forces, they and their families would be killed. History does not record the conversations the night each arrived home. Family members huddled together in those first days and in the years that followed trusting in God but fearing for the worst. The pessimists were affected the most. Consider: What were the odds that England could be beaten? It might have been 100 to 1. Most educated people in the world thought the Brits would make short work of us. But the United States did survive and even prospered. Read full column: News New Mexico
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