When they reach the front they can kneel, kiss the feet of the statue, and make an oath to always agree with whatever nonsense the Republicans in complete control of our state want to do.

In its aftermath, Griswold's account of Washington prayerfully adding "so help me God" to the presidential oath became part of America's Christian creation myth. The Pledge of Allegiance (United ...

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