Panic Pending

Robert Steinback of the Miami Herald writes a column lamenting how far we’ve fallen as a country since 2001:

Is that America’s highest goal — preventing another terrorist attack? Are there no principles of law and liberty more important than this? Who would have remembered Patrick Henry had he written, “What’s wrong with giving up a little liberty if it protects me from death?'’

Fear destroys what bin Laden could not

To quote another great American: “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
– Benjamin Franklin

Just making sure I can actually post to this thing…

Not to perpetuate any annoying cliches or anything, but…this is only a test. Getting this blog (and my sister’s blog) up and running has been a moderate headache, but it’s finally done! Wahoo!