SHOOTER'S TOUCH: Grampa Simpson Goes to Rome

The Fourth of July is a day to honor America's everyday heroes -- like Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, for instance. He's a war veteran. He eats the same mashed food as his baby granddaughter. And, well, he managed to raise one of our country's most easily identifiable cultural icons.

We'll honor him this Independence Day with a photo of his likeness that was taken at the Colosseum in Rome in 2008:

Who's more American than Grampa Simpson?

Happy Fourth! I'll leave you with a piece of classic Grampa dialogue from a 1993 episode called "The Front": [writing a letter] "Dear Mr. President, there are too many states these days. Please eliminate three. I am NOT a crackpot."

Which three? I'm sure they're in Grampa's will.