Independence Day Redux
By I spent my first independence day in the US since 1999 driving a massive GMC truck from Idaho to Portland, towing a 1973 VW Type III that was gifted to me by my future brother in law. We drove through “Real America”, full of, presumably, real Americans, tending to their amber waves of grain. Or something. It was an eventful 732 mile round trip journey.
The VW didn’t fall off the tow dolly, our best efforts regardless.
Upon my return to Oregon, I was stunned to see that Portland has been named “America’s Most Patriotic City“, according to that most seminal of arbiters, Men’s Health (or simply MH for those in the know). High voter turnout, loads of volunteerism, heaps of cash spent on veterans, and copious purchases of flags and material to blow stuff up with.
What’s missing from this list? Republicans. Portland is one of the heavier Democratic cities in the union. Clearly the methodology employed by MH is deeply flawed; I thought Republicans were the only “true Americans”.
I’ll leave you with an old standard, that I posted last year:
