The favorite topic throughout the decades among America-bashers and the political circus side-show they inhabit has been how America's inexorable fall as preeminent global superpower into economic malaise and military ignominy is imminent. I say, dream on. America has faced the most seemingly intractable problems throughout its history. We have been down this road before, Viet Nam, looming deficits, adversaries that seem can't be defeated, to resolute emerge as strong as ever. it's no different this time.