Yes, we can.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by dlrp_bopazot

hey hey i'm not complaining about the value of the Dollar because i enjoy being here and spending my High Value Euros .

But true when it is the reverse and you go to Europe Spend your Dollars . hum hum i understand .

Hey you guys have a very cheap Gas Compare to ours . Think about it we pay hum hum $10 a gallon compare to $2,9 here in Central Florida .

I dont have any preferences for any politician but i hope it ll reduce your gas prices and increase the minimum wage .

Yes, our gas is cheaper- but our commutes are typically much, much longer than the average European's, and our transportation system is really lacking in most areas of the country. Of course, when Amtrak goes on strike our country is still able to function, so maybe that's not such a bad thing.

[scaeagles]

I am completely against raising the minimum wage, as are a large portion of economists.

It can not be any better explained as to why than here.

[sleepyjeff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYY73RO_egw

So she was proud to be an American as a child, went to Harvard and until just recently was not proud to be an American???

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYY73RO_egw

So she was proud to be an American as a child, went to Harvard and until just recently was not proud to be an American???

News flash: There are millions of people that feel exactly as she does and are poised and ready to pull that lever on Election Day. People are overwhelming tired with business as usual in this country and are finally starting to wake up and demand change.

[Scrooge McSam]

What about that troubles you?

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

What about that troubles you?

If it isn't obvious than I am afraid I am even more troubled.

[Alex]

I'm not proud to be an American.

Seems like a patently silly thing to be proud of. Kind of like being proud I have a nose.

[Scrooge McSam]

K Den... Good luck working through that.

[Strangler Lewis]

I think there's a difference between saying you don't feel blessed (or lucky) to be an American and saying that you feel that this country has fallen short of its ideals (whatever you believe them to be). After all, wasn't the entire Reagan revolution about restoring pride in America?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I think there's a difference between saying you don't feel blessed (or lucky) to be an American and saying that you feel that this country has fallen short of its ideals (whatever you believe them to be). After all, wasn't the entire Reagan revolution about restoring pride in America?

In large part "pride" is linked to how others regard you.


Based on my experience, it was during the Regan Administration that people in our allied countries (UK, France, etc...) began to question our national policies and grumble about them. Bush the senior ushered in the era of open dissent, Clinton ratcheted the rhetoric down a few notches and turned the focus to simply laughing at the President (what is is, etc...) while Bush the junior put us over the top in terms of both hatred of America and making a laughingstock of the office of the President abroad.