en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/450747 Comments by pmg http://bindingwords.blogspot.com/2009/03/blessing-of-barack-obama.html#IDComment17728876 actually, Americans have a way of rising to the challenge only when they feel pain is upon them. The threat of Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany weren't motivating to Americans at all until the attack on Pearl Harbor. We often need very real pain to get folks moving. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:43:14 +0000 http://bindingwords.blogspot.com/2009/03/blessing-of-barack-obama.html#IDComment17728876