I Do Not Bow: How American Patriotism Fuels My Opposition

This isn't a policy difference; you're disregarding the most BASIC of facts I know about myself as a citizen of this country.

This is an actual fact: I've spent 99.9359% of my life, 12,482 out of 12,490 days, in the US of A. Two trips to Rocky Point is as far as I've been able to venture yet.

Long before politics remotely mattered to me, long before the concepts of “Democrat” or “Republican” were even clear, I was proud to be an American citizen. No surprise, as my public educa…