There's a guy onthe internet named John McCollum who I stumbled across one day (my guess he also exists in real life) -- below are 3 blog posts of his that touch on how he views America.

In the last few years my thoughts on patriotism, faith and how the 2 intersect have bounced around all over the place. I wasn't even sure if I was going to vote anymore because I have such a problem with our political process (the funding, the parties, the EC, the lobbies, etc), and problems with people of faith getting more fired up about politics than they do their God. (I did end up voting, if you're wondering).

Anyway -- I read these blog entries quite a while ago but they were on my mind today so I thought I'd link to them so you can have a look. I identify with a lot of what he talks about.

Part 1: To Love One's Country

Part 2: The Country I Love

Part 3: Continuing the Conversation