Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.
Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, and the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.
Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic — they believe it will support American jobs and manufacturers while preserving the nation’s most recognized banner.
They worked on this for years. Years. And they got about 10 jobs. When we say you’re getting crumbs and you’re happy for it, this is it. This is the literal picture in the dictionary for that idiom.
Well then it feels nice to be happy.
And it’s not like I am saying it’s done completely just taking a win.
Be pissy about it all you want. It doesn’t bother me. Just you.