The welcoming reception that so many European soccer fans have received as they have crossed the nation in pursuit of World Cup games has struck many as a happy surprise of the summer of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
“The World Cup is at our shores, and all these people are doing us a great service,” comedian Bill Maher posted. “They are reminding Americans that this place is kind of awesome.”
“They are seeing an America they never imagined,” The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan noted with something like awe. “They expected a dark and brooding nation; they… Read More in Real Clear Politics