I agree with mg.

America is more than greed on Wall Street. No country in the world is perfect.

I think that Bacevich's book, "The Limits of Power" describe in detail what went wrong
with the "American Dream" which can't just be about home ownership.

We haven't solved the problem of religious excess and intolerance very well yet.
We, as patriots, have a duty to the Constitution which defines the better ideas for
our governing. "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" can't be bought for just a few at the expense of the many. The Constitution was amended to address the issue of slavery which makes it a logical and adaptable document. Next, we need to address the Equal Rights Amendment for women.

America is great because there were highly educated, intelligent, experienced, compassionate and knowledgeable men at the helm. They realized that the authoritarian principles of a "King George" don't work in 2008 as they didn't then. I dare to call them "elite" because they had cultivated their principles through hard work and education.
I don't want another idiot with a limited perspective running the country as we have had for the last eight years. Bush would have been laughed out of the Constitutional Convention. Here's to an "elite" that knows how to govern.