Independence Day
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005I’m just going to be lazy and point you to this Daily Kos entry by BriVT: Media Reaction to Yesterday’s HUGE News from Philadelphia. Great stuff - especially since I’m reading 1776 right now and noticing a lot of significant parallels between Iraq’s insurgency… and our own.
In a move termed a “last-ditch plea for relevance from a defeated insurgency” by a British Army spokesman, the Continental Congress yesterday gave final approval of a Declaration of Independence.
The document, signed by the Congressmen, provides a brief introduction followed by a litany of what the Congress terms “injuries and usurpations” by King George III.
“This really is the last gasp of a dying insurgency,” said British Army spokesman Larry DiRita. “With our fleets gathering outside New York to put the final touches on their rag-tag ‘Army,’ the rebels decided to make one final plea for attention.”