Pride and the Moral Compass
As our politicians have been debating or, not debating, the future budget course of America I have been thinking. Anyone that reads this blog knows that I do that a lot. I think in the shower, I think on the way to work. I think before I fall asleep at night contributing to sleep deprivation. Sometimes I just wish I didn't think. That said, yesterday my wife and I were talking about the American decline and she said something that made me think yet again. She said this country has lost its pride. I feel it imperative to explain that my wife was born and raised in the Philippines. Until she moved here to put up with me and my over active mind, she viewed America from a much different position. She viewed us as the "Shining city on the hill" that President Reagan once spoke of. No Pride, wow I thought, how true is that? Think beyond the simplistic American Pride and go deeper, much deeper. We used to be proud of our standing in the world. We were proud of our