I guess its time finally came...it lived a good, long life. It will be missed by many. Unfortunately, not "many" enough.

feel free to top this over the next several years...decades, even, if cbid is still around. :-)

Profound !

Before they lower it in the ground I'd like to toss in the Federalist Papers as well.

It was a good run.

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” ~Benjamin Franklin

That reminds me of a cigar case that I made for my brother many years ago. I mean it looked exactly like that.

Good grief.

I'm no Obama supporter but give the man & his crew a chance for Pete's sake! We were headed in a terrible direction as it was with the Bush cabal. Remember the open borders (and prosecuted agents), mandatory harmful vaccines (favoring greedy pharmaceuticals), tight regulations on military conducting the war (plenty of coutmartials if "rights" were violated), NAU, lopsided trading agreements (China/India/Mexico), and no- compete contracts handed to large corporations while the little businesses were ignored?

What was that term you used, Jack? Drama queens?

Is that the Tat "Frank" coffin?

Bush=scapegoat get a new talking point....

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I was thinking the same thing after JHC's comment. 🙂

I guess I should have put a disclaimer in my OP that I didn't want to direct the picture to one particular person (Obama), believe it or not, but actually society as a whole. However, it would seem there are certain people in office (not just 1 person) these days that will only serve as a catalyst to even worse days to come.

9.1 for 7

9.2 for 6

:-)

I know what you mean, brother Dave.

I just pray that we haven't gone from the scalding frying pan into the fire.

I would give up a "little liberty" for a "lot of security" and not just that but survival altogether. It does us no good to hang on to "full liberty" (if there even was such a thing) at the cost of our great Country that we were fortunate to be born into. While Franklin was a great and profound man circumstances can change.

R=Really

I= Important

P= Papers

It will take We The People to Wise up and Stand for our rights

fake

No such thing as "giving up a little liberty".

Miss me yet?

Sharia law NOW!!!!

I'm thinking we could surrender to the Taliban, put this war and fighting stuff behind us and have less worries, too

I feel your pain,dubya did a job on it. X

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How many nails do you need to keep putting in W's cross?