Andrew Breitbart,R.I.P

Writing Obs. has never been a goal of mine, yet this morning I feel compelled as a matter

of the high responsibility of a citizen of this Constitutional Republic to write as well, if not better, than ever before to give due honor to the all too short life of Andrew Breitbart. Andrew lived as an involved citizen should - in the belief that the life and very soul of this once great nation depended upon his efforts to defeat radical leftist "stateists". Andrew had absolutely no pretentiousness or other affectations of self importance, in his certain knowledge and conviction that only his clarion calls to citizen action were important, while himself, not so much. Andrew's most recent book, a national best seller (and unreviewed in the NY Times, I'm sure) is titled: "Righteous Indignation; Pardon Me while I Save the World". Clearly, my kinda guy, who I'm sure was a North Jersey native that only thru a tear in the Space/Time continuum got transplanted to LA and Brentwood of all places - laid back and cool, no; in your face and combative, yes, 24/7.

Andrew died Thursday morning at age 43, leaving a wife, four young children and a nation to grieve, but laugh; to mourn, but smile; to cry even, while foreswearing all emotions except one - a renewed conviction that, as Andrew never slept, never tired, never wavered from his vision of restoring America's fundamental freedoms, all of us must be more articulate citizens, more involved in the public debate in the free marketplace of ideas.

One (very loud and joyous) voice has been silenced forever, so I am now more committed than ever to convincing more citizens to join the fray - my vision of America remains true to principles of our Founding Fathers' core values in which rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are maximized when individual prerogative to follow one's own destiny is not thwarted by excessive governmental dictates as to what's perceived to be best for all citizens from the warped perspective of bureaucrats inside the DC Beltway. As Andrew told us all - in 21st Century America, you can have "free" contraceptives and abortions, but not freedom then from the government control of all facets of our lives, even into every bedroom in America. Only time and citizens mobilized will decide whether we get to live in Andrew's vision or not. As he will no longer be able to help shape these contours of American freedom, we must all do more, so that Andrew Breitbart will not have lived in vain. God bless America, and Andy's family.