"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:GAaye.120502$_o.74941@attbi_s71...
On this day, especially, it's important to remember that -- despite our
differences, both internal and external -- America is still free and
strong, and has allowed goofy guys like me to fly, prosper, and succeed,
simply with hard work and a stubborn faith in the future.

Hard work, stubborn faith, *and* a large yearly government handout to prop
up the airport that feeds your business and your recreation; market forces,
if allowed to operate, would dictate a very different course. (Not that I
object to the socialism involved here--I just think it should be
acknowledged as such, and not begrudged in other walks of life either.)

But in any case, I do wish you a happy parade today.

--Gary