Because being a patriot means agreeing with the dumbass decisions the president in charge makes. That's why you, a self proclaimed patriot, never complain/ed about Obama and Bush
The second fits the theme, but it's honestly a better photograph as a color one. There's more gradiation and subtlety that comes out in the color one: check out the orange light on the toe tips. The B&W one is a bit flat and lacks the contrasts necessary to make a good B&W shot: B&W shots are mostly light studies, and the lighting isn't very good nor interesting.
Yeah.In all honestly that amount is chump change when you're in a large corporate company & you have a corporate credit card.My ex boss used to spend well over $20-30k for lunch & dinner.It's wonderful to have an entertainment allowance.