Many replies herein are, imho, unread, to borrow the adjective used by another. Powerful demographic forces, and ongoing technological change (in communications, administration, import/export, to name just three), are behind the US's relative decline. These forces have been at work for decades.
Not a bad post here. Here is the bottom line. We are headed for a one world government, and there is nothing any of you can do about it. You can post your admonitions here online, but this is bigger than you, bigger than any head of state. The NWO is a fait accompli. Your task will be where you will fit in.
Even a Republican will not be able to find 8 million jobs in the next 18 months. This country is suffering from structural unemployment.
Where have you been? Its been "One World Corporate" aka Multi National Corporations, for how long. But we don't talk about that. What IS patriotism anyway?