Quote Of The Day

And when you read about America in European newspapers, what you are likely to find is a tone bordering on pity. The U.S. is depicted as a fraying empire of obesity, ignorance, debt, gridlock, stagnation, and mindless war.

-Howard Fineman, "Post-Anti-Americanism,"
Newsweek, August 9^th, 2010.

Yeah, well what that quote doesn't take into

Fineman's observation of European attitudes merely reflects the

Europeans have a long tradition of

Reading Fineman's observation, I can't help offering as a rejoinder

Putting this into context, it's probably worth remembering that

Oh yeah? Well guess what, Europe? You may think you're so fucking smart but

Nuh-uh! America is still


Sigh.