Obama marked his first 4th of July in office by . . . playing golf.  No speech.  Since he was busy, I drafted a few brief comments which I will read on his behalf:

"I'd like to ask all americans on this holiday to take a few moments during their cookouts, fireworks, and even rounds of golf to remember the sacrifices our founding fathers made on this day in 1776.

"They signed their names, one by one, to the declaration of independence . .  . considered an act of treason and rebellion against the british crown, for which they could be sentenced to death if captured.

"Its similar to courageous people in Iran, Russia, China and other troubled spots around the globe today standing up, without masks, to identify themselves as advocates of freedom and human rights for their fellow citizens.   We applaud your courage, and we stand with you in your struggle

"And to the oppressors of the world . . . you who have 35,000 "peaceful" nuclear centrifuges, and you who are aiming test missiles at honolulu, remember this:

"I know where you live.  Our GPS system is 2nd to none, even if our cars aren't.   Don't mess with me, you clowns.

"Okay, everybody back to their barbecues now.  Thanks for listening, and have a happy 4th of July"

"A presidential PS - the new movie "Public Enemy" is quite good, but catch the original Dillinger movie on cable if you can, .  "Public Enemy" is mostly about gunplay and special effects, which are first rate. "Dillinger" is about acting, script and dialogue.   They couldn't be more different films"