Yeats in 1919 just after WW I and the Spanish flu pandemic: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.
As I witnessed what happened in our nation’s capital on Jan. 6, I have come to the conclusion that there are too many people on the extreme left and the extreme right. There are not enough people near the center anymore.
and for the record you can t say you love our country and then eliminate the pledge. people coming into the united states, they should you talk about you should love this country and support it you? are coming here because of the freedoms that we afford in this country. you are coming here because of many of the things articulated by that pledge. you should be welcoming. you should come in here and be happy that we re proud of our country and saying that pledge. ed: nothing often about the fledge. the part i really don t understand is there could be a non-citizen comes into city hall. great, welcome them. in no reason if they have some business and here illegally and want to talk about the sidewalk. there is nothing offensive about the pledge. we love america. non-citizen comes in. we welcome new to city hall, what s your problem? we will try to help you. why would they be offended by the pledge? the pledge is wonderful. pete: put one more tweet up there. i get to put up a tweet from