Proud of America

So Michelle Obama said: For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback.

That's rather a contrast with Colin Powell who said: And when all those conflicts were over, what did we do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say, "Okay, we defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan, so Japan belongs to us?” No. What did we do? We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which they have embraced totally to their soul. And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead. And that is the kind of nation we are.

This post on Free Republic has more about why Michelle Obama should be proud of America.

And this from Michelle Malkin who is proud of her country.

And Ed Morrissey isn't buying the Obama back-track.