Reply #19: You can trace your family back that far? [View All]

[krispos42]

Sweetness. I can trace my dad's family back to the 19th century, but at the time of the Civil War they had fled Germany for a couple of generations in Russia. Then back to Germany, then Nebraska a couple of decades before WWII.

I really wish we could get FDR, TR, or Eisenhowser back. Someone who, when he speaks, inspires. Bush just stutters, stammers, and smirks his way through issues of vital national importance.

I got to see the M-14 rifle that the Springfield Armory in Mass. made for Eisenhowser. They had it on display. A flawless example of the gunsmith's art. It's serial number was "DDE". I'd gladly carry that rifle and some ammo pouches for Ike.