The New Patriots

I read more and more comments about new found patriotism thanks to Obama's election.  Are you one of those?  Listen...Patriotism that is based on the whim of the electorate is not patriotism at all.  It is maybe pride in having voted for the winning candidate or a gas bubble trapped in your stomach...it IS NOT patriotism.  A patriot , according to the dictionary on my computer, is a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.  Patriots love their country through thick or thin.  Their passion is not the fanciful feeling of the moment, it is a part of who they are.  It comes from within not without.  Great patriots support their country and its constitution, not some vague smarty pants acadamians interpretation of it.  Real American patriots do not wait for satisfaction from without, they are a part of a grassroots population who are doing, not getting.  They are all around you, giving their time and resources to other Americans because they love our nation and want every citizen to feel that too.  A patriots commitment is to their country, not their president, because he is just a man and not a nation.