Good Thing I Learned in the Past Six Months #7 For all its faults, America is the greatest country on earth. This just in... Bush is still an idiot. Good Thing I Learned in the Past Six Months #8 Even though Bush is an idiot, not all Republicans are evil and want to do harm to portions of the population they don't like or agree with. Good Thing I Learned in the Past Six Months #9 Competition in any given marketplace is the best way to improve quality, lower prices. Color me a free-market believer. Good Thing I Learned in the Past Six Months #10 Just like #9, but different: the best way to blow your mind, Amsterdam aside (haha), is debate and discussion with people from vastly different backgrounds from yourself. A good reality challenge is more refreshing than a hot shower or a Lynchberg Lemonade.