For Gray-Haired Geezers

The  typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47  times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an  analysis of census data released recently.  If all of us "old goats" have  all of the money, then let us try to elect someone who might be near honest and  not be after feathering their own nests.

They  like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in

some  cases dinosaurs.  Some of us are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to  retire.  Others have been retired for some time.  We walk a little  slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were.  We  have worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God and grown old together.

Yes, we  are the ones some refer to as being over the hill, and that is

probably  true.  But before writing us off completely, there are a few

things that  need to be taken into consideration.

In  school we studied English, history, math, and science, which enabled us to lead  America into the technological age.  Most of us remember what outhouses  were, many of us with firsthand experience.  We remember the days of  telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk being delivered.  A few  even remember when cars, tractors and trucks were started with a crank. Yes, we  lived those days.

We are  probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few  things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War  II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam. We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and  know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country  with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the  Socialist States of America; we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of  the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same  flag.

We know  the words to the Star Spangled Banner, America, and America the Beautiful by  heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We  have lived what many of you have only read in history books and we feel no  obligation to apologize to anyone for  America.

Yes, we  are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight  left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now  we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away  from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and  domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to  destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going  to remain silent.

It was  mostly the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic  Congress. You fell for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but  "Hype and Lies."

You  have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like  it after all. You make a lot of noise, but most are all too

interested in  their careers or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane  things as patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in  2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you  didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the  'Kool-Aid.' Now you're paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost  mortgages, higher taxes, and less

freedom.

This is  what you voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of  Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy  house.

Well,  don't worry youngsters, the Gray-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2014 we are  going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like  but we get where we're going, and in 2014 we're going to the polls by the  millions.

This  land does not belong to the man in the White House, nor to the likes of Nancy  Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to  reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of  preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you  have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over  your heart, honor our country, and thank God for the old geezers of the  "Gray-Haired Brigade."

Footnote: This is spot on. I am another Gray-Haired Geezer signing on.  I will circulate this to other Gray-Haired Geezers all over this once great  country. Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a  STAMPEDE.