"This comment encapsulates the narrowness of your own evaluation. I am grateful that someone like Schonborn is in one of the preeminent Sees of the Church where he has been able to be a force for good."
Gee..  Has he helped one Catholic in the US? 
Oh he hasn't. So I don't care.  German cardinals don't influence the USCCB.

"Also, again, you ignore the fact that even in the good old days of the USCCB, the forces in the conference were, in fact, John Paul appointees. Bernardin being the prime example. "
I live in Chicago so I know exactly what happened to Bernardin, namely JPII personally ignored his suggestions about successor and appointed George, who swung the diocese and USCCB hard right.  This was because the rich conservative types were upset about the seamless garment stuff.