What do you want, an entire Armored Brigade Combat Team on the Mall to make it not pathetic? Soldiers are on leave this time of year. If you are going to have anything, this is the best answer. A handful of vehicles as static displays.
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What a joke this is turning out to be! First Trump is hated and condemned because the event is too “grandiose”. Now it’s “pathethic” because there aren’t more tanks and Bradleys.
I do not disfavour American independence and I do not hate Mr Trump.
This kind of opinion takes away all your credibility. The “VSG” does not represent America.
Ok, you need to pick your argument and stick with it. Either it’s too military or it isn’t military enough. Since the vast majority of Americans have never seen a tank in person, having a few on display is a pretty cool idea. It allows people to see military vehicles up close but it doesn’t cause hundreds of soldiers to miss out on a weekend with their families.
Oh, I think I have a coherent position. Trump WANTS a huge parade with all sorts of military hardware and flybys and the like, but he’s only getting 2 and 2. Just two lonely tanks and two Bradleys. That was my point. It’s not at all what he wants after seeing the Bastille Day parade.
NOOO! It’s too crowded!!
Agreed, but I think it’s more prevalent among conservatives in places like CA or NY. I know voting people who moved to CA who didn’t vote because their votes wouldn’t count in the EC.
I wish CAF would still allow signature lines.
It’s one of those events everyone should go to once, right? But yes, I agree it’s too crowded! We went the first year we lived here (1987) and loved seeing the fireworks display from the river, while sitting under the Arch. We are old fuddy duddies and don’t usually go to any of the community events, preferring cookouts with friends, but we are lucky enough to be able to see the fireworks from Webster Groves at our house. Unfortunately, we have to drug our dog who has severe PTSD during thunder and summer fireworks events.
The point in question was this:
For no apparent reasons the poster linked to a poll from June 2018 and suggests, elliptically, that Trump polls are changing and that he might overtake Obama.
Well yes. If you like sitting in the sun in 95 degree weather with 99 % humidity.qui_est_ce:
It’s one of those events everyone should go to once, right? But yes, I agree it’s too crowded! We went the first year we lived here (1987) and loved seeing the fireworks display from the river, while sitting under the Arch. We are old fuddy duddies and don’t usually go to any of the community events, preferring cookouts with friends, but we are lucky enough to be able to see the fireworks from Webster Groves at our house. Unfortunately, we have to drug our dog who has severe PTSD during thunder and summer fireworks events.
I can see Webster’s displays from my house too. 
The number of registered Democrats has tended to be a little bit larger than the number of registered Republicans, but neither constitute a majority of the electorate. About a third or more identify as independent.