Tomorrow will mark the 150th anniversary of arguably, the greatest speech ever delivered by an American president but, there are things you may not realize about the Gettysburg Address.
To fully understand the monumental moment in American history, one must first stand back just far enough to see more of the picture.
The Battle Itself.
Gettysburg pitted the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee against the Army of the Potomac under General George Meade.
In all, 170,000 fought in that battle between July 1st and July 3rd and, on July 4th, 1863, Lee retreated but…Not before nearly 1/3 of his army was killed or wounded and…1/4 of the Union forces were likewise.
The dead had been hastily buried in shallow graves and most were either not or poorly identified.
There was a need to commemorate the battle and pay proper tribute to the Union soldiers whose lives ended there, and that leads us to…



When it comes to Obamacare and, Obama himself, there is a very telling quote out there from Dr. John C. Drew.
If lying were considered to be an art form…Barack Hussein Obama would be its Monet.
The stakes have never been higher.
The die has been cast for the 2014 midterm elections as well as for the 2016 general elections and liberals know that the overriding issues for either election are not in their favor.
shortfalls.
Well, rather than a 3rd episode of GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FUMES…This week…We’re back to regular, garden variety liberal insanity.
It was an act of civil disobedience.
Are you getting sick and tired of listening to liberals and. Specifically, Obama, tell you that they won’t negotiate with a gun to their heads?
Call it what you will.