Seeing the “mostly peaceful” but inevitably violent protests over the past week put many of us in the mood to turn the channel every time the angry, misguided miscreants appeared on the screen.
Burning American flags while proudly waving those of the countries they abandoned, throwing pre-staged bricks at motorists and law enforcement officers, as well as the obligatory and ubiquitous burning and looting that goes along with pretty much any gathering of left wing rent-a-mobs, has reached a saturation point. Reactions from patriots and common sense citizens has gone from disbelief and vitriolic anger to exasperated rolling of the eyes and shaking of heads.
So, with public demonstrations being anything but intriguing, a gathering at the corner of 5th and L on Tuesday afternoon was the last place this disillusioned author expected to find himself; however, Mary Kemper –- she of the ever present smile and eternal optimism –- planned a pro-life prayer vigil. And, except for the cold winds blowing off the inlet, it was a nice gathering, largely uneventful save the occasional middle finger thrust in our general direction by those who find moral clarity in getting angry at people who value pre-born babies…