Macy's televised 4Th of July celebration was asplender in brilliant fireworks set to music as they drifted through the raindrops. As the sounds of fireworks crackled through the night air and fireworks lit up the sky, live music performances were experienced by the crowds. The Young Peoples Chorus of New York City sang God Bless America. The Pledge of Allegiance was read as the Colonial Williamsburg Fife band played.
Thankful that I did not brave the crowds and doubtful weather, I watched in comfort of my living room. As I listened to the variety of music in between the claps of booming thunder, my ears rang with successive firecracker pops all-most to the tune of the music.
A medley of Oh Susannah, My Old Kentucky Home, What a Wonderful Life,was performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra and even modern day Curse of the Black Pearl from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the Star Wars Theme heralded in the nations birthday and Independence celebration.
My thought about independence and celebrations is that we all ought to be able to be free to do what is best for us and our families, and it should not matter that we are straight, or gay or black, or Asian, or Mexican, or Caucasian. Americans need a reasonable free health care system. All women need to be able to have an abortion with no strings attached.
Women should be treated equally in all jobs, no matter what. Equal pay for the job done today, not tomorrow we will think about it, maybe! Women coaches need to be treated on a professional level with the men coaches, and paid the same salary. Gay Americans should be able to serve in the military without fear of recrimination. Every other country accept gay people in their ranks, they have been so for thousands of years every where else, why not in the USA?
We all should be able to reasonably expect that those who do the crimes pay the punishment, and that extends to our politicians, all of them. If Scooter Libby did the crime he should pay and do his time. When Dick Cheney breaks the law he should be punished just like anyone else. When George Bush is caught breaking the law, he should do his time and pay the price as well.
Valerie Plume was doing her job, he husband spoke out and criticized the president. That was what started the court cases regarding the Plume Affair, Scooter Libby and Dick Chaney. Maybe the president should pay all of the legal fees the Plumes have had to pay because they were found not guilty of anything.
But, once again we should all expect to be treated fairly even in the old oak board rooms of universities and the old boy networks. After all, many of these men have girls, not only on the side, but wives and daughters as well! Must we literally turn the tables as Jesus did to the moneychangers in the temples?
