 There is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality. Sure, whatever, blah, blah, blah. You've got these statistics. The reason that this rant that you hear, not just from the Sorkin character, but from liberals all the time. We're not the greatest, we're the 12th in reading and the 11th in whatever, you know.