that in America. Fundamental belief in the almighty was

that in America. Fundamental belief in the almighty was written in our genes.

We are hearing repeated pledges, campaign promises, to provide universal health care to "every child”—"no child will be left behind"—after birth, that is, when the "fetus'-now a child, has been "legally established" as an official tax deduction. Personally, I have become very grateful that my mother wanted me— enough to stay flat on her back for over a month in her last trimester. I must believe that she though that my "health was more important than her own. As it was, I was .several weeks premature. In today's world my little body could have been sold to a laboratory and used for spare parts—if my mother hadn t been, a mother. I am grateful that she gave me the opportunity to experience a life.

It used to be said "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world". The choice is the woman's to make. The creator endowed us all with free will. That appears to be a divine law. However, we should also realize that there is compensation and retribution and very precise consequences of our every decision—"as ye sow so shall ye reap".

That popular television news anchor, Tom Brokaw, was inspired by his visits to the Normandy Beach and wrote a best seller, "The greatest Generation", recognizing and giving tribute to the American and Allied forces who risked their lives in heroic service on D-Day, WWII, and kept on Fighting until victory over Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo, ensuring, for a time our freedom in what we then called "The Free World".

I was pleased and somewhat flattered to recognize that he was praising our generation, the one that "survived" the great depression and helped to defeat the forces of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia during World War II. I've thought about Brokaw's book recently. Just how "great" were we? I've reached the conclusion that we weren t all that "great". We were just being good Americans—what we