tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19833734.post5604272083635289937..comments2024-02-22T19:21:40.330-05:00Comments on Muhlberger's World History: Joe Biden speaks for AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19833734.post-86356097530120244672016-07-28T17:54:43.047-04:002016-07-28T17:54:43.047-04:00Americans believe in the perfectibility of everyth...Americans believe in the perfectibility of everything. Something went wrong? We can fix it. Something went right? We can do even better next time. This can lead us into traps (see the No Child Left Behind act, where every school had to improve every year), but it certainly keeps us from settling for "good enough". Some areas, such as California, have distilled this attitude to a lifestyle.<br />Kirk Poorenoreply@blogger.com