May we live in an America where preachers are more concerned with ending poverty than ending gay marriage. And where parishioners "defend marriage" by tending to their own.
May we live in an America where approving a policy of torture is at least as unacceptable as visiting a call girl.
May we live in an America where exposed lies told over a period of years by our President would be considered more shocking then one half-second of exposed nipple during a Super Bowl broadcast.
May we live in an America where executives are more interested in building a sterling reputation than having a golden parachute.
May we live in an America where our religious leaders are distinguished by their wisdom, compassion and works of charity, rather than the size of their congregation or their ability to focus scorn and indignation.
May we live in an America where labor is honored and well rewarded.
May we live in an America where the learned are admired and higher education is available to all.
May we live in an America where all have access to good health care.
May we live in an America where Congress - and the media - takes blowing the cover of a CIA agent as seriously as being blown by an intern.
May we live in an America where every prisoner knows what crime they are accused of and has a fair and speedy trial in a court of law... even if they are not citizens. Even if they are Muslim.
May we live in an America where someone who steals millions of dollars is punished more harshly than a cancer patient who smokes medical marijuana.
May we live in an America that is a strong and confident inspiration to other nations, rather than a belligerent bully.
May we live in an America where the media turns for advice to those who have predicted correctly and scorn those whose counsel has been repeatedly unsound.
May we live in an America that invests more in the health and welfare of its children than it does in researching new ways to wage war.
May we live in an America that is liberal in embracing our differences, progressive in facing the challenges of the future, and conservative in preserving our land and our constitution.