O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America! God shed His grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea!O beautiful for pilgrim feet,Whose stern impassion'd stressA thoroughfare for freedom beatAcross the wilderness!http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nqnZJRUl4zU/TFApAWSm7bI/AAAAAAAAEM0/zCMQW3vB5YQ/s1600/Lucky+escape+for+grizzly+bear+who+comes+face-to-face+with+Sarah+Palin...+she%27s+only+got+a+fishing+rod+in+her+hand!+2.jpgAmerica! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,Confirm thy soul in self-control,Thy liberty in law!O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,Who more than self their country loved,And mercy more than life!America! America! May God thy gold refineTill all success be nobleness,And ev'ry gain divine!O Beautiful for patriot dreamThat sees beyond the yearsThine alabaster cities gleam,Undimmed by human tears!America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhoodhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yLQI8jFkYRc/TVvOcg7n_KI/AAAAAAAALD0/NqwmYjQsdyc/s1600/michelle+medal+of+freedom.jpgFrom sea to shining sea!Putting this compilation together brought back for me the pain and anguish that we've suffered over the last 11 years. Like a movie reel spinning in fast forward, we know where we have been, the battles we have fought, yet where we must go to redeem ourselves in the eyes of our forefathers.
Americans are a resilient people. Though we have lost our way, I believe that our vision will soon clear, and we will see our way forward. We have our country to restore.
And she is waiting.