President Obama Says America is a Great, Great Country That's Gone Soft

President Obama won't get positive press for saying America has "gotten a little soft" during an interview with a local NBC affiliate in Orlando. His basic argument is valid -- we have lost our competitive edge. America is being beaten out by other countries on so many levels and we continue to see a slide in our educational standards. You can't expect to be the superpower when we aren't educating our kids properly.

"I mean, there are a lot of things we can do," Obama said. "The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and, you know, we didn't have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track." Source

Without making excuses for Obama, it's simply not fair to listen to just two or three sentences out of an entire interview. He is right. We have gone soft as a country. Individually, there are many people busting their butts to make ends meet and take care of their families on a shrinking salary, but we have got to regain our technological edge or we will no longer be the superpower.