St Pat's day

(the title will return to normal tomorrow. LOL)
So with some fanfare, the President met with the Irish Prime minister today. While out and about today, I overheard part of his presentation at the event. He stated that Ireland and America have a lot in common. For once, He is Correct. I don't think he meant it the way I took it though. America is (becoming) an Impoverished nation with an underground resistance that is only biding its time. Maybe we don't have the same ideologies. Maybe we don't share a lot of things. One thing we do share is a common culture of Irish immigrants. People that came to this country for a better chance than they were able to achieve on that island. More than a few Irish/American's have fought for and against this country. Even upon these shores. More than a few have died for Beliefs in Freedom against the Tyranny of a growing government.(Moonshiners from the hills tend to have an Irish ancestry) Bootleggers were more than criminals, they were Tax Protesters in their finest form. The ATF was originally a division of the IRS. (now a section of the Justice department. If that doesn't show how far we have come down the road of BS, well, keep thinking the Gubbmint is your friend.)


To all out there, Have a good day and enjoy a round for me. Remember those that have come before us and the struggles they have had since nearly day one within this country. We are all in this together.