I Bleed Red, White, And Blue – The Left Can’t Stand It

On this day, 250 years ago, Thomas Paine publicly argued for adopting “United States of America” as the formal name of the new nation, just days before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. The name stuck because it described exactly what we were building: a nation of united, sovereign states, not a collection of squabbling colonies.

And on this day, June 29, 2026, Democrats are flipping their flags upside down, banning the Bible from schools, and refusing to celebrate our 250th anniversary. They’re not just apathetic about this country; they’re actively allergic to it.

Gosh, they ruin everything good.

Though Republican pride in the country remains strong — 70% of Republican voters say they’re “extremely proud” to be an American — Democrats are at an embarrassing 14%. If you’re not proud of the nation that invented modern liberty, defeated fascism and communism, put a man on the moon, and gave the world the technologies that define the 21st century, then what exactly are you proud of?

I, for one, identify as an American thoroughbred. I bleed red, white, and blue. I think Uncle Sam is my actual uncle. I get giddy reading about the Founding Fathers and the impossible odds they overcame to secure the freedoms we now treat like background noise. Sure, I’m proud of my Italian heritage and my olive skin, and Sicily is a fantastic vacation spot, but all of that will always come second to my Americanism.

And for those of you who don’t feel this way and have allegiances to other countries, may I ask why the hell you’re still here?

We have a mountain with four presidents’ faces carved into it — Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt — because they’re the men who brought us independence, individual liberty, global strength, and the abolition of slavery. We sent reusable rockets into space while other nations were still figuring out how to keep the lights on. We put a man on the moon before most people had calculators. We invented the airplane, the internet, and the smartphone, and turned the very landscape of every Taylor Sheridan series into the most powerful, prosperous, and free society in human history. Also, we have lots of air conditioning.

This is not a normal country. It’s an extraordinary one. Where people don’t just “make it,” they change the world.

And despite this, despite ubiquitous Ozempic, despite Amazon Prime and ranch dressing, the Left still isn’t having fun. But they aren’t just unhappy. They’ve built an entire identity out of grievance, and a country worth celebrating is a direct threat to that identity. If America is good, their whole worldview collapses. So it can’t be good. It has to be irredeemably racist, colonialist, and oppressive. Because the alternative is admitting they’ve spent decades being wrong about everything.

That’s why they ban the Bible from schools, sneer at the flag, and sit out the 250th anniversary of the greatest political experiment in human history. It’s not intellectual. It’s a mental illness. Misery needs company, and America’s success is the loneliest thing in the world for someone who needs it to fail.

Take the Bible. Liberals are furious that the Texas State Board of Education voted to make Bible passages required in public schools. I’m furious that it wasn’t already.

The Bible is in our national DNA. It helped write the code. George Washington prayed that citizens would imitate “the Divine Author of our blessed Religion.” John Adams said plainly that the Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people, and called the Bible the best book in the world. Thomas Jefferson created his own edited version of the Gospels. And our first Chief Justice, John Jay, said it was the duty of a Christian nation to prefer Christian leaders. These views weren’t fringe; they were the whole operation. Attacking the Bible isn’t brave countercultural resistance; it’s sawing off the branch you’re sitting on.

But here’s the thing about 250 years: we’ve survived worse than these woke woeful warriors. We’ve survived actual existential threats, and we came out stronger every time. The question is whether this generation will do its part.

It’s not too late for normal Democrats and independents who still love this country. Stop following activists who treat America like an original sin. Ask yourself what kind of nation you want your children to inherit. Be proud of the past, protective of the present, and hopeful for the future. Fly the flag right-side up. Teach your kids and your friends the real story of this country. Fire up the grill this Fourth and celebrate the 250th anniversary like it means something — because it means everything.

This nation is worth defending. It’s worth keeping alive for another 250 years. And it’s worth being proud of.