A grand experiment...1776

The United States of America is, and continues to be, the grandest experiment of planet earth.  In 1776, nothing like what the ragtag collection of would-be revolutionaries were looking to create had yet to conceived anywhere on the planet.  What a ridiculous idea...a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.  Yet those first few forward thinking courageous trailblazers would set forth a series of events that would inevitably change each and every single American's life from that point forward.  And countless numbers of them would make the ultimate sacrifice for it!

Whether we realize it or not, we are both privileged and tasked with the continuation of this grand experiment, which in historical global context, is still in its infancy.  Our nation has been challenged many times by events and circumstances far worse then our current economic, social, and seemingly insurmountable political battles would have us believe.  And through it all, our Grand Experiment has always prevailed.

So rest assured my fellow Americans, that as we pause on this Independence Day to give thanks to those who found the courage to initiate our Grand Experiment; that the best days of The United States of America are indeed ahead of us!