By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

E pluribus unum is Latin for "Out of many, one," and it is a traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal.  Its inclusion was approved by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1782.  It is still considered the de facto motto of the United States from its early history.[2]

In many ways, America is best embodied in Sylvester Stallone's original "Rocky"—the rise of someone from nowhere, against all odds.[3]  We have been that country, regardless of our color, ethnic origin or sex.  Yet, the United States is not that country anymore. 

Those of us who followed championship boxing since we were kids don't know who the title holders are today.  A former heavyweight champion is the mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine; and he is enmeshed in that vicious, seemingly-unending war.[4]

Perhaps one of the most telling developments is that the Democrats are abandoning Joe Biden.[5]  They are smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall, but they are caught on the horns of a dilemma: how to jettison him—and Willie Brown's former ho Kamala Harris[6]—and who can win for them?

Will it be Nancy Pelosi's relative Gavin Newsom, or the racist and always-angry Michelle Obama?  Or will they pick some "sacrificial lamb" like George McGovern, who ran against Richard Nixon in 1972.[7]. If so, they are apt to spend the next four years trying the destroy the likely-winner, Donald Trump, as they did with Nixon after his landslide victory.

Trump and his family have already endured more attacks than any President in our history, except Abraham Lincoln.  Will they actually kill him too, and end any hope of "E pluribus unum," as crime sweeps through America?[8]  It took many decades to heal the divisions created by our Civil War.  Some contend that the animus has never really left us.

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© 2023, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum ("E pluribus unum")

[3]  See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky ("Rocky")

[4]  See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko ("Vitali Klitschko")

[5]  See, e.g., https://www.dickmorris.com/democrats-abandoning-biden-lunch-alert/ ("Democrats Abandoning Biden") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12559205/DAVID-MARCUS-catastrophic-Washington-Post-poll-Biden-Trump-10-points-White-House.html ("A catastrophic Washington Post poll so awful for Biden that editors buried it. But don't they and the Deluded Dems realize that every day Joe clings on, Don inches closer to the White House?")

[6]  See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12558357/Kamala-Harris-incompetent-unqualified-worst-Vice-President-40-years-according-voters-brutal-Daily-Mail-poll.html ("Kamala Harris is 'incompetent', 'unqualified' and the worst Vice President in 40 years, according to voters in brutal Daily Mail poll")

[7]  See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern ("George McGovern"); see also https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-faces-disastrous-defeat-if-rfk-jr-runs-third-party-candidate-1828858 ("Joe Biden Faces Disastrous Defeat if RFK Jr Runs as Third Party Candidate")

[8]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/donald-trump-is-courageous-beyond-all-reckoning/ ("Donald Trump Is Courageous Beyond All Reckoning") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12561125/cvs-pharmacy-shutting-stores-2024.html ("CVS says it will close NINE HUNDRED stores by the end of 2024 - 10% of all its shops - as it moves to online strategy amid rampant increase in shoplifting")