Saturday, July 4, 2009

America's Challenge

Dear Victorious,

What do you think is the greatest challenge or threat facing America today?

Nadine Chin - Providence, RI

Dear Nadine,

The U.S. of America has many serious challenges and threats in the world today. But I believe the greatest of these is the one we'll see in the mirror. Our national debt is the most obvious symptom of the fact that we've lost our moral compass. We are not the land of the free or the home of the brave. We are the land of the greedy and the home of the miserable - who've drowned in their pursuit of happiness. If I have one fear for America it is that we have gone too far in order to come back. We may have so lost our moral compass that we can't ever get it back again. And a future without that moral compass is the most frightening thing I can imagine.

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