It lacks a detailed analysis of history with regard to cause and effect.
On these points, I agree with you:
“The fact is this nation’s core values have degraded significantly within the last twenty years and the education system is producing people who really cannot think critically to solve our problems.”
...which makes me all the more sure that we cannot allow Obama to become president. Allowing him to be president will only ensure that overall values become even worse, the system of public education will sink even deeper into the quagmire.....and some very troubling outcomes with regard to national security will ensue.
I don’t have the time to post all of my analysis of history, but post my conclusions that come from it. I am the same conclusion you are about Obama I only hope a majority of people in this country have come to the same realization. The fact that someone like him who has such dubious character and qualifications is competitive in the race for the highest office in the land is a great indicator how far our values have slipped. Obama is the candidate of the “American Idol” crowd which is comprised of people with shallow values and a 30-second attention span.