Happy Fourth!

I don't drink alcohol, but I'll still raise a toast tomorrow (the 4th) out of respect for those who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

Oh if you're going to hit me with stupid whininess that you think passes for cynical wittiness, don't bother. If you don't know what passes for "stupid whininess", it's comments such as this:

From a comment on a Wired article: "Do you think that the Founding Fathers would be proud of us with the Bill of Rights reduced to a list of suggestions, Privacy gone, a government that kidnaps and tortures with no consequences to the perpetrators, wars waged based on lies and deceit?"

From a Gizmodo article: "This Sunday, our fine nation celebrates blowing up other nations for its independence."

Frankly, the second one is the dumbest thing I've read so far this year. It's so dumb that it will probably hold the title for the rest of the year, if not for several years after.

Enjoy your fireworks, your families and friends, and your independence.