[wimpycat]

Here, we'll get you started....

Heck, they can't even run their self-proclaimed empire correctly.

"Self-proclaimed" empire? If it's self-proclaimed, then "they" must have proclaimed the US to be an empire. Please cite the news article. And also, please tell us how this so-called empire should be run, if it isn't being run correctly.

OK...here's your starting point. We're all ears.

[FascistSlayer]

Fine with me, this is fair.

Okay, I acknowledge a bit of hyperbole on my part. I cannot actually recall an instance when the Bush administration actually declared that the United States is an empire.

I will take that one from the table.