To the Editor:
When your great grandson sits on your knee and asks, “what was it like when our country was great?” You think about the time when we were a military power no country would dare test. The time when we were the economic leader all nations envied. Remember? The time before Iran had a nuclear weapon and controlled the middle-east, before Russia began their aggressive European expansion and before China became the number one economic nation by calling in their U.S. loans. The days before Iran, Iraq and Syria became the United Islamic State. The time when those who worked hard were compensated for their efforts rather than live off entitlements. The time when the flag, our anthem and, “In God We Trust” directed the spirit of our nation. When he asks you that question, what are you going to say?
Ed Magenheimer
Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter