Independence Day Forever!

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What’s up with Google on Independence Day? Clicked on first thing this morning looking for American flags on the Google logo to find only the standard one there. Only three days ago, Google ran its logo with Canadian flags in honour of Canada Day.

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As Independence Day 2010 dawns, it seems that American standards are exiting stage left. The Obama administration has shamefully turned its back on NASA’s manned space program. Current Obama administration plans would gut NASA’s manned space program, eliminate planned manned-rated heavy-lift boosters and only only direct long term funding for manned spaceflight to private industry. (eweek.com). FoxNews.com notes front page today that the proud display of American flags on Earth won’t hold a candle to “the farthest American flag in history, which is leaving the entire solar system behind on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft.

“ `We were extraordinarily proud of what we were doing as a laboratory, as part of NASA and as a country we felt it was important to make a statement to that effect’,” said Jet Propulsion laboratory scientist John Casani, NASA’s Voyager project manager at the time it was launched, in a statement provided to SPACE. com this week. `I’m gratified that Voyager is still sailing out there, bearing America’s colors. What it represents to us is an affirmation of the pride we had at the time.’ ” (FoxNews, July 4, 2010).

Earth to SPACE.com, there is no time limit like “at the time” when it comes to pride in the American flag. Pride in America will never be filed away under `nostalgia’, it is here to stay. Where are the Obamas on Independence Day? At the White House (mercifully). According to media reports, the Obama family returned to Washington from Camp David last night and will spend the Fourth of July--also daughter Malia’s 12th birthday--at the White House. Obama will make remarks during a barbeque and concert on the South Lawn attended by administration officials, military heroes, their families and others. Millions celebrating America’s 234 birthday are unlikely to tune in on Obama’s remarks, which were posted to the White House website two days ago. Meanwhile Americans can celebrate their country’s Big Day with a heartening thought: July 4th is the one day that surely bothers Obama the most: It is the one day on the calendar that is least of all about him! Happy Independence Day, America!