All fair points with which I agree. Again, the US could get better, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily bad now. (I, like many, have days where I feel the US

All fair points with which I agree. Again, the US could get better, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily bad now. (I, like many, have days where I feel the US is going to hell in a handbasket). But I agree with the things you've pointed out.