Honest George left this thought-provoking comment yesterday: "Every day of this 3 day weekend I flew the American Flag. After 55 years as a member of the VFW and 33 years in the military it was a natural thing to do - not an effort, not an 'affected' action - just a thing that always felt right to do because it causes me to focus on the hardships and sacrifice that I've seen my fellow Americans give...My wife and I traveled around Lewiston doing various weekend things and I was really taken aback in that I saw one other flag displayed...

What is it with us and the flag? Why is it important to display it at various times and to honor it in various ways? We each should answer that ourselves but it appears that much of our patriotism is a mile wide and an inch deep. I really don't know if it DOES matter anymore to anyone else, except that I feel something important is slipping away." Read full comment here: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2009/may/25/memorial-day-wild-card/#comments

With his comment in mind I counted flags on my carpool run this morning. I saw 6 flags displayed at homes, 4 at businesses and 1 at the school. Is Spokane more patriotic than Lewiston? Do you display the flag at your home or business? Why or why not?

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