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Y'know, at times down deep in the article, he gets it right on occasion. (Except when, with a glaring exception, he thinks tht Americans regard the French at polite. Have you ever heard ANYONE who thought the French were polite? Never!)

As for the elites - he almost gets it at times. But he fails to see what we see and feel. We detest the elitists he talks about who do not try to lead people, but correct them.

Also we see the business elite differently than we see the academic and government elite. We see business people as having ACHIEVEDand earned their status. Many of the academic and government types are not perceived as achievers...and Americans love achievers.

We think of people who achieve their elite status through competition as justified in trips to Europe, and living lavishly. We are appalled if government/political people do this.

Americans have also seen the damage that unions do to the economy and to their company. They also see the hypocrisy of the rich and government "limosine liberals". They talk the talk, but don't walk the walk.