Yoda, I respectfully disagree with you. Our past has always been and will always be relevant. What is it they say? Something like, "Those that do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it."

It is always important to look backwards at past Presidents, past battles, past empires and so on... this is the only way to learn and move forward. History cannot be swept under the carpet. Past mistakes will always come back to bite you. So, I will mention Bush and Reagan and Clinton and Lincoln and whoever. They are part of the fabric that has made up the United States of America. Good or bad... they are interwoven. Again, I say, both the good and bad. Would you throw away the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence? After all, they are just old pieces of paper. Aren't they still relevant in how we see things and make judgments?

As we evolve as a society, so many of the good things are falling by the wayside, like clear logic, simplicity, respect, caring for our fellow man and just good old-fashioned courtesy. And above all, these are the things we should hang on to. Hold on very tight... because they breath life into our humanity.

BTW, I don't feel weak at all and I'm not sure what my "ilk" is, but I won't apologize for my beliefs as I wouldn't expect you to apologize for yours. So, you can call me all the names you all want to and make snide remarks, if it makes you feel better -- but it doesn't, for one minute, shake my faith and belief in President Obama. They are my personal beliefs and I have a right to them.