THANKSGIVING

ON OCTOBER 3, 1789, PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON PROCLAIMED A NATIONAL DAY OF THANKSGIVING: WHICH WE NEED TO REMEMBER WITH REVERANCE:


WHEREAS IT IS THE DUTY OF ALL NATIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROVIDENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, TO OBEY HIS WILL, TO BE GRATEFUL FOR HIS BENEFITS, AND TO HUMBLY IMPLORE HIS PROTECTION AND FAVOR . . .
NOW, THEREFORE, I DO RECOMMEND AND ASSIGN THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBNER NEXT, TO BE DEVOTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES . . .
THAT WE MAY THEN ALL UNITE UNTO HIM OUR SINCERE AND HUMBLE THANKS FOR HIS KIND CARE AND PROTECTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY PREVIOUS THEIR BECOMING A NATION; FOR THE SIGNAL AND MANIFOLD MERCIES AND THE FAVORABLE INTERPOSITIONS OF HIS PROVIDENCE IN THE COURSE AND CONCLUSION OF THE LATE WAR;
FOR THE GREAT DEGREE OF TRANQUILITY, UNION, AND PLENTY WHICH WE HAVE SINCE ENJOYED; FOR THE PEACEABLE AND RATIONAL MANNER IN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ENABLED TO ESTABLISH CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT FOR OUR SAFETY AND HAPPINESS, AND PARTICULARLY THE NATIONAL ONE NOW LATELY INSTITUTED; FOR THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WITH WHICH WE ARE BLESSED . . . .
AND ALSO THAT WE MAY THEN UNITE IN MOST HUMBLY OFFERING OUR PRAYERS AND SUPPLICATIONS TO THE GREAT LORD AND RULER OF NATIONS, AND BESEECH HIM TO PARDON OUR NATIONAL AND OTHER TRANSGRESSION . . . TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE TRUE RELIGION AND VIRTUE

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VETERANS, OUR FREEDOM FIGHTERS

November 11 marks Veterans' Day (historically Armistace Day, on which at 11:11 on 11/11, 1918, the war to end all wars ended). On this day we pay homage to all veterans across America - living and passed - who have dedicated their lives to protecting our freedoms and liberties. Far too often we overlook the sacrfices of those who committed enormous sacrifices on our behalf. Today I salute three veterans with whom I'm especially close:

(1) My grandfather, Steve Maniaci - veteran of WWII who fought, among other battles, the Battle of the Buldge. He barely escaped death several times and was one of the most honest, hardworking, decent, and greatest men I have ever known.
(2) Michael DeBruyn - my (literally) life long dear friend who attended the Naval Academy and spent several years in the Navy - most notably serving on a subs for months at a time. He left big business consulting to teach - now at the Shrine School in Royal Oak.
(3) Greg Reid - a great friend who also joined the navy and served admirably with an Admiral. Most recently he has begun his own investment management company - Symphony Investments (http://www.symphonyinvestmentgroup.com/)
Thanks to you and everyone else who have kept us free!

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President Elect Obama - Fulfillment of the American Dream

As the Declaration of Independence proclaims, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . .” Equality is a First Principle of our republic. Of course, in 1776 that First Principles was just as much of an aspiration as a reality.

Regardless of your political perspective, the election of Senator Obama as President has made that aspiration much more a reality. Paraphrasing yesterday’s victor, today we can all be proud – not as Republicans or Democrats, not as those in Blue or Red States – but as Americans, that we have elected a bi-racial man (whose father was a Kenyan who abandoned him when he was a very young boy) President of these great United States.

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