Independence and pondering a great question

The nation heads toward another birthday. It seems remarkable sometimes, as much strife as the country faces. People can’t seem to speak in a civil tone much of the time these days. They argue endlessly about the stupidity of the daily political talking points from whatever side or sides wants the public to swallow such rhetoric. Oil seems to be endlessly attacking our shores. Millions are unemployed. Things seem really bleak sometime.

I suppose it takes something like remembering the real meaning of Independence Day and not just some blowhard politician’s spin on it to put our living in such an awesome country in perspective. It leads me to to pose a question many have pondered over time:

Who was it that first had that inspiring idea to put whoop ass in a can?