Inexplicable. Respect for the wisdom of the Founding Fathers fighting for free speech, right of assembly, separation of church and state and the rights of free men and women regardless of race, color or creed. The constant struggles of the good people of America to preserve these freedoms. The tears that fill my sarcastic eyes when they play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Yankee Stadium. The perilous freedom to be a Yankee fan in Boston. To say what I want to say, to talk back, to disagree with the ruling class and to vote and have it count — that is patriotism to me.