The president seems to have a the center of his rhetoric. For 240 years now we have had a very unique tradition in america. We are the only country that was built specifically and explicitly on political ideals and universal political ideals at that. That is really the core root of andidentity, and unlike more so than any country in the world, we are based on that rather than a purely tribal or blood link cultural, historical identity that most of the countries are based on. That has given us a unique identity and also a unique mission and unique sense of greatness. You look at our tradition has not been what is generally considered great in the nation, wealth, power, glory over others, but the ideals that we were founded on. About what theg president has put at the center of much of his rhetoric is that we should stay true to those positions, finding our greatness by fulfilling our ideals rather than choosing to abandon them, adopting a sense of greatness that frankly is much more com