Have the Last 25 Years been so bad?

By now you've heard that Princeton graduate Michelle Obama has said that for the past 25 years, she has not been proud to be an American. That would be 1983-2007, which btw, includes the Clinton Administration. But let's be clear, she speaks for about 20 percent of America, who for one reason or another, and let's not mince words, hate this country. BTW, I rather like America,