Does american culture envy people who are more talented/gifted than themselves?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     All too often, Americans fall into the trap of mistakenly believing that there is something special or worthwhile about people like them. It's true that all countries & peoples fall prey to this to some extent, though our society does distressingly little to shatter the myth that being common is good.

     *End elitist rant*

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Bush got over 60% there in 2004.