[redwitch]

Mulligan, I'm with jblum on this one. "Covering the intent" just doesn't cut it in my mind. It is to be lit up, not glowed up. And what, pray tell, is the excuse for leaving the flag out when it is raining?

I still have the flag from my father's burial. I remember the reverence with which it was handed to my mother. My father felt it was an honor to serve his country. So did my brother. I felt (and feel) it was an honor for my father and brother to have served under this beautiful flag of ours.

I don't understand how so many so-called patriots (many of whom are ex-servicemen) are so willing to show such disrespect to their flag. The flag does not deserve to be flying tattered on the back of golf carts. It should not be displayed in the dark. It should always come in out of the rain. It should never touch the ground.