I want to be proud of America.

I suppose I'm not really proud to be an American. Oh, I have things I like about America. Not least being the freedom I have to mouth off. I don't like the direction America has been headed in over the past 10 or 15 years. Especially during the George Bush era. Makes me feel ashamed that America has twice elected such a bad president. Maybe the worst president we've ever had, in my opinion. We're all to blame for letting George Bush happen. I just hope we Americans can rally and get things fixed. Soon. End the senseless war in Iraq. Make the rich pay more taxes. Adopt single payer universal health care. Rein in the corporate tax evaders. Rebuild the deteriorating infrastucture. Fix the economy. Eliminate poverty. End racism. Oh, so many, many things. I want to be proud of America before I die. --Jim Broede