Best wishes and congratulations on the 4th of July
Congratulations to all our western friends on this 4th July.
Over two hundred years ! That's a very long time, isn't it, and by and large things have gone pretty well with some notable exceptions that we mustn't dwell on today.
And best wishes. What better wish could there be than to express my fervent hope that you will soon return to the fold. It's not for nothing that we sing of our gracious Queen, you know, and I am sure the door is still wide open.
I know there were problems. There was that issue of representation. Well we could surely take a leaf out of our French friends' book, and incorporate the USA into the UK - the official title would become the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United States of America. You'd like British Politics ! Fewer balloons but more fancy dress and generous expenses.
And you seemed to think at one time that you were not free to pursue happiness. Of course now things are different - so many of you have found your true happiness outside the railings of Buckingham Palace watching the changing of the guard or following the adventures of our younger royals in the cheaper magazines.
And our anthem. So easy to learn and not at all bloodthirsty - well not the parts that we sing, anyway. We could fairly easily accommodate variant spellings. After all self-expression and creativity matter more than syntax and orthography.
In short, come home, Uncle Sam. Come home.
We love you and we want you back.
Over two hundred years ! That's a very long time, isn't it, and by and large things have gone pretty well with some notable exceptions that we mustn't dwell on today.
And best wishes. What better wish could there be than to express my fervent hope that you will soon return to the fold. It's not for nothing that we sing of our gracious Queen, you know, and I am sure the door is still wide open.
I know there were problems. There was that issue of representation. Well we could surely take a leaf out of our French friends' book, and incorporate the USA into the UK - the official title would become the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United States of America. You'd like British Politics ! Fewer balloons but more fancy dress and generous expenses.
And you seemed to think at one time that you were not free to pursue happiness. Of course now things are different - so many of you have found your true happiness outside the railings of Buckingham Palace watching the changing of the guard or following the adventures of our younger royals in the cheaper magazines.
And our anthem. So easy to learn and not at all bloodthirsty - well not the parts that we sing, anyway. We could fairly easily accommodate variant spellings. After all self-expression and creativity matter more than syntax and orthography.
In short, come home, Uncle Sam. Come home.
We love you and we want you back.
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