? People always ask me, how can a patriotic Bahamian be so much into American history? I find Americans fascinating, actually, and I will not say to much in case I hurt anyone's feelings, but I find the United States to be a strange, self-destructive nation, clinging to long ago exploits while decrying their current situation. In my eight grade history textbook (yes, we studied you Americans intensely) there was a fantastic famous painting " Manifest Destiny", this beautiful woman striding across the land with a book in one hand while telepho ....