Trudy Rubin's drivel is as biased as any I have read. To list a few choices: Should one prefer welcoming malevolent muslims into your home, over keeping them out?  Should one choose adopting the entire world at the expense of one's own family?  Should looters be handled with kid gloves or, as Mayor Red Boucher (a Democrat -which should be immaterial) said during the Fairbanks flood -"looters will be shot on sight".  Should personal responsibility be imposed on everyone or should we acquiesce to attempts to guarantee material equality to every person, American citizen or not?
Should we be proud to be Americans, or apologize for the success of our country, culture & systems?